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Internal structure of the states is also a factor.
Submitted by Michael (not verified) on October 16, 2011 - 11:45pm.
For some reason, our attempts to create new states usually starts with the assumption that all power will be in the hands of the central government. Combine this with a geographically diverse population and everyone is fighting over a single prize. A federal system COULD, as with our own country, give those diverse religious and ethnic groups a measure of control over their own affairs while still making it easy to band together against larger neighbors. Success, as you noted, would ultimately depend on the willingness of the participants to forge and respect the federal agreement.
