Dream States: A Lurking Nightmare for World Order

Around the world, numerous communities seek the protections of sovereignty—a "dream state" of their own—to preserve their traditional way of life. However, these secessionist movements create risk of prolonged conflict in countries of every size and location, from tiny statelets in the Caribbean or Pacific to large and fragile multiethnic federations like Russia, India, and even the United States.

Dream States asks and answers two questions: How serious is the danger of separatist conflict? ...