Redrawing borders
Posted: 2013-08-20, 1:55
Let's play global dictator and remake borders as you think they should be.
I'll go first.
1. Falkland Islands returned to Argentina. Gibraltar returned to Spain.
2. The island of Ireland reunited as one country independent from Great Britain.
3. Dravidian speaking South India becomes an independent country.
4. Pakistan is dissolved and everything west of the Indus river goes to Iran and Afghanistan. Every to the east goes to India.
5. Tibet becomes independent with the edges of the Tibetan Plateau as borders. Independence for Xinjiang as well. Taiwan is given to China.
6. Sub-Saharan Africa is completely remade with new borders more closely reflecting pre-modern kingdoms, tribal territories and geographical boundaries.
7. The entire Delmarva Peninsula is given to Delaware.
8. Guantanamo Bay returned to Cuba.
9. North America united in some form.
10. South America united in some form.
11. The island of New Guinea reunited as an independent country.
12. North Africa is integrated into the E.U. (the vast majority of North Africa's population is found in Mediterranean cities that historically orient towards Europe).
The aim of these, um..., adjustments is to help foster long-term geopolitical stability.
I'll go first.
1. Falkland Islands returned to Argentina. Gibraltar returned to Spain.
2. The island of Ireland reunited as one country independent from Great Britain.
3. Dravidian speaking South India becomes an independent country.
4. Pakistan is dissolved and everything west of the Indus river goes to Iran and Afghanistan. Every to the east goes to India.
5. Tibet becomes independent with the edges of the Tibetan Plateau as borders. Independence for Xinjiang as well. Taiwan is given to China.
6. Sub-Saharan Africa is completely remade with new borders more closely reflecting pre-modern kingdoms, tribal territories and geographical boundaries.
7. The entire Delmarva Peninsula is given to Delaware.
8. Guantanamo Bay returned to Cuba.
9. North America united in some form.
10. South America united in some form.
11. The island of New Guinea reunited as an independent country.
12. North Africa is integrated into the E.U. (the vast majority of North Africa's population is found in Mediterranean cities that historically orient towards Europe).
The aim of these, um..., adjustments is to help foster long-term geopolitical stability.