Sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0i lands, \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar e\u00f0a r\u00edkis er a\u00f0 \u00e1b\u00faendur nj\u00f3ti algers fullveldis. A\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum kosti eru vi\u00f0komandi undir a\u00f0ra settir og geta sl\u00edk valdatengsl teki\u00f0 \u00e1 sig margs konar myndir eftir samhengi \u00feess. \u00deannig er til a\u00f0 mynda r\u00e6tt um forr\u00e6\u00f0i milli r\u00edkja \u00feegar voldug r\u00edki hafa mikil \u00e1hrif \u00e1 grannr\u00edki, svo mikil jafnvel a\u00f0 vegi\u00f0 er a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0i \u00feeirra. Anna\u00f0 d\u00e6mi er n\u00fdlendur \u00fe\u00e6r sem voru settar undir evr\u00f3psku verslunarveldin \u00e1 t\u00edmabili \u00fatbrei\u00f0slu vestr\u00e6nnar heimsvaldastefnu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eftir a\u00f0 Sov\u00e9tr\u00edkin li\u00f0u undir lok ur\u00f0u m\u00f6rg r\u00edki \u00feeirra sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0. \u00c1 Balkanskaganum mynda\u00f0ist fj\u00f6ldi r\u00edkja \u00far leifum J\u00fag\u00f3slav\u00edu, \u00feeirra \u00e1 me\u00f0al Kos\u00f3v\u00f3, sem l\u00fdsti yfir sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0i 17. febr\u00faar 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00deegar eitt sv\u00e6\u00f0i tekur upp sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0i fr\u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0ru getur \u00fea\u00f0 gerst \u00ed raun r\u00e9ttri \u00e1 tvo vegu, me\u00f0 l\u00f6gskilna\u00f0arlei\u00f0 og einhli\u00f0a lei\u00f0. \u00deannig \u00f6\u00f0lu\u00f0ust Bandar\u00edki Nor\u00f0ur-Amer\u00edku ekki sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0i me\u00f0 l\u00f6gskilna\u00f0arlei\u00f0 og \u00feurftu a\u00f0 heyja sitt sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0isstr\u00ed\u00f0. Sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0i Noregs fr\u00e1 Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 f\u00f3r ennfremur ekki fram me\u00f0 l\u00f6gformlegum h\u00e6tti r\u00edkis sem skili\u00f0 var fr\u00e1 og \u00f3ttu\u00f0ust sumir \u00ed Noregi a\u00f0 Sv\u00edar myndu senda herinn inn \u00ed landi\u00f0 en vitanlega f\u00f3r ekki svo. Hins vegar var skilna\u00f0ur \u00cdslands fr\u00e1 Danm\u00f6rku me\u00f0 fullkomlega l\u00f6gformlegum h\u00e6tti, en me\u00f0 sambandsl\u00f6gunum fr\u00e1 1917 var\u00f0 \u00cdsland sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6tt og fullvalda r\u00edki 1. desember 1918. \u00cd Danm\u00f6rku hefur veri\u00f0 hin s\u00ed\u00f0ari \u00e1r n\u00e6r alt\u00e6kur samd\u00f3mur um a\u00f0 F\u00e6reyjum og Gr\u00e6nlandi skuli veitt sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0i s\u00e9 meirihluti fyrir \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1 \u00feeim st\u00f6\u00f0um. K\u00edna \u00e1 hinn b\u00f3gin hefur haft a\u00f0ra afst\u00f6\u00f0u til \u00feessara m\u00e1la \u00fear sem \u00feeir hafa neita\u00f0 sv\u00e6\u00f0um um sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0i sem \u00e6skt hafa \u00feess og unni\u00f0 gegn sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0ishreyfingum \u00e1 \u00feeim sv\u00e6\u00f0um jafnvel me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hvetja ‘etn\u00edska’ k\u00ednverja til a\u00f0 flytja inn \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0i sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0issinna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n