https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-does-it-take-for-a-country-to-get-us-diplomatic-recognition <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-224223"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-does-it-take-for-a-country-to-get-us-diplomatic-recognition%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=What+does+it+take+for+a+country+to+get+US+diplomatic+recognition%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-does-it-take-for-a-country-to-get-us-diplomatic-recognition&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AWhat does it take for a country to get US diplomatic recognition?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-does-it-take-for-a-country-to-get-us-diplomatic-recognition" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="d7d56edf3cc24212a3addd980422fbab" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/224/223/for_gallery_v2/bdd6fa9.jpeg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/224/223/large_v3/bdd6fa9.jpeg" alt="Bdd6fa9" /></a></div></div>Liberland seems to have met all the usual criteria for a nation-state, but it doesn&#39;t have diplomatic recognition from the US or any other major country. Why is that?<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.mjilonline.org/an-argument-for-the-international-recognition-of-liberland/">http://www.mjilonline.org/an-argument-for-the-international-recognition-of-liberland/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/275/712/qrc/MJILFull-1.png?1522009349"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.mjilonline.org/an-argument-for-the-international-recognition-of-liberland/">An Argument for the International Recognition of Liberland — The Michigan Journal of...</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Christopher Balch, Vol. 37 Associate Editor Along the shores of the Danube and wedged between Croatia and Serbia there exists …</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Sun, 25 Mar 2018 16:22:30 -0400 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-does-it-take-for-a-country-to-get-us-diplomatic-recognition <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-224223"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-does-it-take-for-a-country-to-get-us-diplomatic-recognition%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=What+does+it+take+for+a+country+to+get+US+diplomatic+recognition%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-does-it-take-for-a-country-to-get-us-diplomatic-recognition&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AWhat does it take for a country to get US diplomatic recognition?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-does-it-take-for-a-country-to-get-us-diplomatic-recognition" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="0f35ee463c041dca6745a820aa2a02ce" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/224/223/for_gallery_v2/bdd6fa9.jpeg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/224/223/large_v3/bdd6fa9.jpeg" alt="Bdd6fa9" /></a></div></div>Liberland seems to have met all the usual criteria for a nation-state, but it doesn&#39;t have diplomatic recognition from the US or any other major country. Why is that?<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.mjilonline.org/an-argument-for-the-international-recognition-of-liberland/">http://www.mjilonline.org/an-argument-for-the-international-recognition-of-liberland/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/275/712/qrc/MJILFull-1.png?1522009349"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.mjilonline.org/an-argument-for-the-international-recognition-of-liberland/">An Argument for the International Recognition of Liberland — The Michigan Journal of...</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Christopher Balch, Vol. 37 Associate Editor Along the shores of the Danube and wedged between Croatia and Serbia there exists …</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA Sun, 25 Mar 2018 16:22:30 -0400 2018-03-25T16:22:30-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-does-it-take-for-a-country-to-get-us-diplomatic-recognition?n=3480636&urlhash=3480636 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="543448" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/543448-spc-elijah-j-henry-mba">SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA</a>: I don&#39;t know. SPC Margaret Higgins Sun, 25 Mar 2018 16:23:37 -0400 2018-03-25T16:23:37-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-does-it-take-for-a-country-to-get-us-diplomatic-recognition?n=3480871&urlhash=3480871 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Planting a flag in a 7 Kilometer disputed section of land and proclaiming that you are a nation does not make you a nation. This very small area of land will not receive U.S. recognition. Sgt Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 25 Mar 2018 17:20:16 -0400 2018-03-25T17:20:16-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-does-it-take-for-a-country-to-get-us-diplomatic-recognition?n=3481047&urlhash=3481047 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It’s political. If you recognize a country that has split from an ally then you are insulting their sovereignty. If you recognize a country that has split from a competitor then you are recognizing a portion of their sovereign nation is up for grabs and that makes for retaliation. We still do not recognize that Crimea is sovereign or part of Russia. COL Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 25 Mar 2018 18:17:27 -0400 2018-03-25T18:17:27-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-does-it-take-for-a-country-to-get-us-diplomatic-recognition?n=3481148&urlhash=3481148 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If Serbia or Croatia did they would be giving up their claim to the place. SSG Edward Tilton Sun, 25 Mar 2018 18:55:28 -0400 2018-03-25T18:55:28-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-does-it-take-for-a-country-to-get-us-diplomatic-recognition?n=3481175&urlhash=3481175 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If nobody else recognizes you as a state, you are not a state. SFC Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 25 Mar 2018 19:03:02 -0400 2018-03-25T19:03:02-04:00 2018-03-25T16:22:30-04:00