I have written a lot here about nationalism, with a particular focus on non-state nationalism. As you might have guessed, it is a bit of a passion of mine and it is indeed something which I have devoted myself to studying. The fun thing about this has been the recent…

When I write these pieces I tend to try and focus on more abstract problems by drawing on current issues, but here I instead want to try and give some practical solutions related to referendums…and boy do they need it. Referendums can be brilliant tools of democracy, allowing citizens to…

The right to self-determination is one of the core underpinnings of international law, as well as one of the main themes of many of my articles. The right derives from The UN Charter, specifically Article 1.2 which says that one purpose of the UN is to “To develop friendly relations…

I have taken a bit of hiatus from writing, though it is one which I intend to end very soon. To tie folks over though, and perhaps to give you something to do during the era of COVID, I have decided to put a short reading list together. This list…

Recent crises, COVID the latest and most notable, have once again brought into focus the issue of nationalism. Borders have been erected in Europe, something unthinkable during even the Syrian refugee crises, in the name of safeguarding the nation and its citizens, all while the nativism of Johnson and Trump…

This story is an exert from my long piece “The Case of Québec and Why Secession is Unlike Brexit”. I felt the need to publish this shorter version as it highlights the general conclusions of my longer article, but I nonetheless welcome you to read the full piece. The idea…

One of the most pernicious falsehoods spread within recent years is that secessionism can be equated with Brexit. A recent example of this is Nick Hopkinson’s article, The UK and Québec have more in common than you think, which like others of its sort is both shallow in its argumentation…

The Wexit issue got new fuel added to it recently when a group of four Conservative MPs released The Buffalo Declaration. It is, to say the least, a bizarre document. This manifesto dives in to the supposed causes of Western Alienation as well as proposed solutions, all backed up by…

I recently gave a listen to an interview with Declan Kiberd and I would recommend everyone do the same. It is a fascinating discussion that focuses mostly upon the notion of a single nation of Ireland spanning the breadth of the island is itself a modern invention. Perhaps more jarringly…