On March 10–11, 2013, the inhabitants of the Falkland Islands are holding a referendum to decide whether they wish to maintain their allegiance to Great Britain.
The Governor of the Falkland Islands has announced that Her Royal Highness, Princess Royal will be visiting the Falkland Islands between November 17 and 22. Her Royal Highness will be accompanied by her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.
Power politics lies behind how new countries are born – or not History shows a resounding referendum – like recently in Bougainville – is not alone in deciding future independence.
Voting information pamphlets at a polling station in Buka ahead of the November 2019 independence vote in Bougainville (Ness Kerton/AFP via Getty Images) Published 28 Apr 2021 06:00 0 Comments
Routledge Handbook of State Recognition (Routledge 2019)
At the school hall in Buka, in that heady hour after the declaration of Bougainville’s referendum result in December 2019 – a thumping 97.7% in favour of independence – journalists from around the world dialled me up looking for some local flavour. Each asked variants of two questions: Are we witnessing the beginning of the newest country in the world, and “Can you find us a Bougainvillean to speak with”?