[marze]

That sounds like a worthy approach. Any practical ideas on how to actually do it?

One possibility would be to allow a section of a country to secede if 60% of the population votes to do so. That might eliminate a popular reason for war in some situations.

[asciilifeform]

> Any practical ideas on how to actually do it?

The (forbidden) answer has been staring everyone in the face for half a century: bring back colonialism.

http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.com/2009/08/from-cr...

[roundsquare]

>One possibility would be to allow a section of a country to secede if 60% of the population votes to do so.

How would you find out? In failed states I would think the mechanisms to solicit opinion don't exist to begin with.

[whughes]

Not great for the 10-20% minorities which are supported by the government of the whole country. They'd probably face oppression under a new regime, or themselves begin to rebel.

[netsp]

How would you define section of a country.