GEOG 4712: Political GeographyLecture 27: Pseudo/Quasi-states and Other ʻPlaces that Donʼt Existʼ“Places that Donʼ t Exist”Failed StatesFailed State: Indicators of Instabilitywww.foreignpolicy.comFailed States: LocationsQuasi-States: Characteristics1. Located at margins of geostrategic regions (geopolitical blackholes)2. Associated with minority separatist nationalism in periphery3. Region often has a tradition of uniqueness/separateness4. Pseudo-state defined/set-up along conflict ceasefire lines5. External benefactor e.g. Russia for Abkhazia, TMR, S.Ossetia6. Authoritarianism close relations of state and crime7. Trans-shipment point for smuggled goods8. Identity and separatist goals grow over time9. Presence of matrioshka identities in the pseudo-stateExamplesAbkhazia, FARC region of Columbia, Hezbollah regions in Lebanon,pre-Dayton Republika Srpska, S. Ossetia, Transnistria, Turkish Republic of NCyprus,Somaliland, Taiwan, Tamil ElamAnthem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wSQG0r5RgA&feature=relatedBBC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEXs6YxUUfQ&feature=relatedTMR/DMR Nation-BuildingGeopolitical Considerations1) Moldova:a) Nationalists-integrate fully with Moldovab) Communists (current govt)-Federation2) Transnistrian ʻauthoritiesʼ:a) Forge new identityb) Rule autonomous region with Moldova3) Russia:a) Create federation with Moldovab) Protect Russians (passportization)c) Keep 14th Army in place4) Romania:a) Europeanize little Moldovan brothersb) Secure borders5) Ukraine:a) Limit smugglingb) Join NATO6) European Union:a) Secure ʻSchengenlandʼFuture Trends, I (real)Future Trends, II
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