@equality of language = equality of states? --- In the United Nations the sovereign equality of states is a principle of the Charter. It is hard to believe having 100 official languages will lead to a better implementation of that principle.

Take the example of the European Union, where all national languages have equal use. Other than using exponentially more resources for translation and interpretation would the equal use of the Latvian and German language, make Germany and Latvia equal in terms of realpolitik?

Source author: Petru Dumitriu PetruD@diplomacy.edu