Which countries won’t exist in the 22nd century?

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Which countries won’t exist in the 22nd century?

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Or sooner, that is the topic of my latest essay for The Free Press. Excerpt:
The most radical redefinition of the nation-state may be coming from Haiti, where preexisting forms of government appear to have collapsed altogether. Haiti has been a troubled place for a long time, but when I…

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