michael e

Thank you for posting the link Interesting concept Edan Yago tackles the most important question, regarding security, right off the top, stating that there will be a defensive force. However that defensive force will be subservient to the local military, and that is, I believe, a fatal flaw. Having travelled extensively in the region I can vouch for the epic level of corruption and am quite certain that once this experiment in freedom produces the prosperity that freedom always produces, state forces will swoop in at the behest of some ruling henchman and with the full backing of an eager statist population hungering for their share of the spoils. A better idea would be to buy an island outright from a bankrupt / corrupt state, no shortage of those around, clear of any local population. Needless to say the state once paid off will welch on its agreement but a professional private army would make short work of any statist with dreams of a statist military takeover of the freedom island.