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Voters leave a polling station in Edinburgh, Scotland, on September 18, 2014, during a referendum on Scotland’s independence. (AFP Photo/Leon Neal)


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The Union Flag and Saltire—the national flag of Scotland—are flown above Horseguards in central London, the United Kingdom, on September 17, 2014, ahead of the referendum on Scotland’s independence. (AFP Photo/Carl Court)


Opinion: Torn States and Changing Identities

Opinion: Torn States and Changing Identities

Scotland’s pro-independence camp did not need to form armed groups or practice ritual murders to declare their intention to secede from the United Kingdom. Nevertheless, they pushed forward their secessionist scheme, which would separate the two most populous nations...
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‘Yes’ and ‘No’ campaigners hold balloons after a ‘No’ campaign rally in Glasgow, Scotland September 17, 2014. (REUTERS/Dylan Martinez)


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A bakery employee holds a ‘question mark’ cupcake in front of a Scottish Saltire cake (L) and a Union cupcake (R) at a bakery in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 16 September, 2014. (EPA/Andy Rain)


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Skyscrapers tower along the Corniche in the Qatari capital Doha, on September 22, 2013. (AFP Photo/Al-Watan/ Karim Jaafar)