Whither Belgium?

Latins and Teutons: never the twain? Well, neither Wallonia nor Flanders is actually going to blink first and forfeit EU membership for ever by seceding from an existing member-state. And French recognition of any Wallonian UDI might seem ridiculous since, if anything, Wallonia is the old, old France – monarchist and Catholic. But the same is true of Quebec, and no one doubts that France would recognise any UDI there.

As for Flanders, purely Dutch support might not seem much of a threat. However, Germany merrily brought havoc to Yugoslavia by recognising the self-proclaimed independence of Slavs with histories of Habsburg rule. How much more likely would she be to back her fellow-Teutons on her own border? And what of the East Cantons? Once the opportunity had been taken to claim back even the smallest territory lost after the First World War...