Belgium is currently facing its most serious political crisis since the nation achieved its independence in 1831. The land is threatening to disintegrate under the strain of a long-standing nationalities problem. On the one hand there is Flanders, which wishes to see the further division of the country. On the other hand there is Wallonia, which wants to preserve the status quo. In between them stands the Brussels capital city region, whose position is far from clear.
This book examines the fault lines wh…
