This post will examine whether unrecognised states really fit such a title, and why it is that unrecognised states remain unrecognised and thus outside of the ... ... specify how many states need recognise an entity in order for its incipient statehood to become valid; this leaves the status of partially recognised states ambiguous.[vii]
This ambiguity is part of a recent trend concerning the contemporary inconsistency ...
... These figures have been chosen as they encompass all of the existing unrecognised and partially recognised states (with the exception of Taiwan) but excludes relatively powerful... ... policy-making machinery. 6 Such fiscal and diplomatic restrictions are not ubiquitous for all small states however; the emirates of the Persian Gulf are by most accounts considered... ... presence due to their wealth and strategic positioning. This is an important attribute of unrecognised states, as it acts in combination with systemic restraints to seriously...