If you sell land, it’s probably lost forever. If you sell land which was once part of your sovereign territory, you will have no claim over it (in contrast to a land which was taken from you by force).
One doesn’t have to be a caricature of an ultra-nationalist to dislike the idea of losing something permanently to cure a temporary problem.
If you sell land, it’s probably lost forever. If you sell land which was once part of your sovereign territory, you will have no claim over it (in contrast to a land which was taken from you by force).
One doesn’t have to be a caricature of an ultra-nationalist to dislike the idea of losing something permanently to cure a temporary problem.
What about leasing it instead?