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In January 2011, South Sudan voted to declare the independence. This article argues that the impending emergence of two new nation-states has been influenced by two developments: the rise of political Islam and the failure of democratization, and flaws with the implementation of the 2005 peace agreement. Drawing on the literature on secession and conflict resolution, the article focuses on the probability of renewed civil war following the secession of South Sudan. It outlines a framework for identifying the potential for future civil conflict, and offers an analysis of potential scenarios following the partition of the country in July 2011.

IntroduzioneTra le molte osservazioni ripetute dalla televisione o scritte sui giornali a proposito del rito leghista del 15 settembre 1996, fra finta bonomia, preoccupazione terrorizzante, giudizi di insufficienza o ricorso al patetico, una è degna di rilievo: «la forza della Repubblica è la libertà; è inconcepibile reprimere le idee ma è rischioso non capirne il senso» (Colombo 1996).Sono state spese, difatti, molte parole per tentare di capire se si trattasse di un evento folkloristico o di una cosa seria con l'unico risultato di ammettere (in maniera più o meno esplicita) l'incapacità di decidere quale tra le due sia l'interpretazione adeguata e quando, eventualmente, la farsa smetta di essere tale.

This study addresses the issue of sub-national units' activism in the international arena, using the case of the Iraqi Kurdistan federal region. The prevailing view in the literature is that the increasing involvement of sub-state entities in international relations is caused by globalization and growing economic interdependence. We argue that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has been extremely active in the international arena, primarily, to secure a favorable international image and gain support for recognition in pursuit of a secessionist agenda. To prove our argument, we generated data through interviews with KRG officials, politicians and Kurdish intellectuals and used secondary data, such as official documents, newspaper reports, statistics and public speeches. Our findings suggest that the KRG has methodically acted to garner international support for its secessionist plans. This conclusion may add to the theory of federalism and paradiplomacy by suggesting that strong political motives may be also the underlying causes of sub-state units' engagement in international relations, not only globalization and economic interdependence.