Nowadays the emergence of separatist movements became a modern-day reality due to the variety of differences in interests or policies that people from different regions have within their state. Separatist movements are mainly non-violent and advocate for peaceful actions leading to independence; they are often supported by the international community. However, there also exist other separatist movements which are violent and reflect religious and/or ethnic animosities with their mother country. Separatist movements are common in Europe and Asia. There are several separatist movements in the world, and they are supported by different countries depending on their cause or reason for calling for separation and demanding a sovereign state distinct from their mother state. Supporting separatist movements and newly formed states have greatly divided several countries in the global community. This can be explained by the fact that different countries have different policies enhancing interest differentials. The following response paper aims to explore separatist movements and their impact on the international community and countries from different regions in the globe.
In the recent period, separatist movements caused the emergence of new states. It has also led to heated debate among leaders of different countries on the legality of the new nations, and whether they should be granted full independence or not. Furthermore, it has divided the international community. Some countries may support full independence for particular separatist movements while others will oppose it. The reasons for the political strategy of those countries are connected to self-interest and gain. For instance, the emergence of Kosovo as an independent state from Serbia can be mentioned as such a case when the other countries wanted to acquire their benefits. The move was supported by the United States and their NATO allies; however, it was greatly opposed by Russia. The United States and its allies felt it was right for Kosovo to gain full independence due to their security based on religious differences as Serbia mainly consisted of Christians while Kosovo was dominated by Muslims. Controversially, Russia supported full independence of the newly formed de facto states from Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Furthermore, Russia supported the de facto states financially while other states such as the United States and Georgia opposed the full independence of the two de facto states. Thus, support for full independence of new states that have emerged through separatist movement trigger geopolitical war among the world powers as is evident from the above-mentioned illustrations.
In conclusion, countries support the full independence of newly formed states depending on their policies and interests concerning the respective countries. However, this has led to the tag of war among countries in the world, and, hence, divided the international community. Separatist movements mainly arise in most countries due to ethnic and religious differentials and animosities. They also receive support from different countries while others may oppose full independence separatist movements. It is not appropriate for the other countries from the world community to interfere in granting full independence by separatist movements in case their cause for the uprising is genuine. Diversified opinions on whether such movements should be granted full independence has greatly divided the international community on the reason of their interest and to indirectly interfere into the areas where opponents have great interests leading to geopolitical war among states including the major players of Russia and the United States.