ONE of the most overlooked aspects of the independence debate is the increasing importance of being a sovereign state in the international system.
I never bought the line in 2014 that Scotland would somehow be better represented internationally as part of the UKdebate is the increasing importance of being a sovereign state in the international system., the refugee and asylum crises, and the emergence of an increasingly multipolar world.
Scotland is not at present a sovereign state – meaning it does not sit in these organisations in its own right and is “represented” by the UK Government. That’s why I never bought the line in 2014 that Scotland would somehow be better represented internationally as part of the UK. In my view, it’s a choice between effectively no or very limited representation as part of the UK or a seat at the table as an independent state.
A good example of such powerlessness can be seen in the recent debacle over the EU potentially adopting Basque, Catalan and Galician as official languages. After the Spanish general election in July, the Catalan, Basque and Galician pro-independence parties found themselves as the kingmakers in the new Spanish government.
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