tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197051945822486684.post8012323662848266015..comments2024-03-29T18:17:34.956+11:00Comments on Thinking Out Aloud: Bookage: from Kitchens to Big KarlLorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305933404442191098noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197051945822486684.post-44180477854831723432009-08-06T07:46:01.696+10:002009-08-06T07:46:01.696+10:00There is certainly an element of that in Israeli p...There is certainly an element of that in Israeli policy. But the modern international system has a very strong norm of borders not being changed since everyone is fearful of where that would go (parrticularly regarding African states). It is a major reason why breaking up Iraq does not seem to have been seriously considered.Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305933404442191098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197051945822486684.post-59776137523552189382009-08-06T01:13:10.495+10:002009-08-06T01:13:10.495+10:00That's an interesting concept: "pushing t...That's an interesting concept: "pushing the border" as an element of good government when order on the other side is weak. I wonder if this doesn't still obtain in some parts of the world. Israel, for example, has at times expanded its borders, and also the areas in which its military patrols, and domestically at least this was seen as a safety measure.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724970369226999619noreply@blogger.com