The issue with dividing Somalia based on clans is that it will eventually be divided into sub-clans and eventually sub-sub-clans. This is my biggest fear regarding balkanization, I think a lot more states will emerge in the future. The south is a melting pot of various clans, separation would not work
Also, any state that is created from the dissolution of Somalia will not get international recognition, the access to essential business services is regulated by legal agreements that often make such services available only to states officially recognized by the U.N. The inability of businesses from nations that are not universally recognized as states to access these services increases time and costs of trade and compromises their ability to engage in international trade. This will slow down the development of Somalia immensely, and these states would get eaten alive and taken advantage of in the global markets.
It is not a realistic solution, the only real solution is to have honest discussions between the regional leaders.
Also, any state that is created from the dissolution of Somalia will not get international recognition, the access to essential business services is regulated by legal agreements that often make such services available only to states officially recognized by the U.N. The inability of businesses from nations that are not universally recognized as states to access these services increases time and costs of trade and compromises their ability to engage in international trade. This will slow down the development of Somalia immensely, and these states would get eaten alive and taken advantage of in the global markets.
It is not a realistic solution, the only real solution is to have honest discussions between the regional leaders.
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