not on the legitimization of political inequality. This is the discussion that needs to be held. CAR Which are the autonomous association arrangements existing today? CGC Of course, yes, there are a number of them. I often use the autonomous model of Greenland with respect to Denmark . This is a very unique model in that there is shared citizenship, maximum autonomy and the transfer of competencies to Greenlandic authorities. The U.S. model in the Pacific ( Federated States of Micronesia , Marshall Islands and Palau ) is significant as well, albeit unique because of military considerations. In this case, there is separate citizenship but with ease of travel to the U.S. and its dependencies for the associate state citizens. And there is also access to designated U.S. domestic programs. At the same time, these associated states are full voting members of the U.N. General Assembly. CAR Members of the General Assembly? CGC Yes. Another association model is that of the Cook Islands with New Zealand -  a particularly autonomous model with shared citizenship. Why such innovation is not available to the UK dependencies in the Caribbean is unclear especially given the devolution of authority to Scotland and Wales . These are interesting questions which remain, by and large, unanswered. Again, this is part of the discussion that needs to be held. CAR What about Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands ? Doesn't the U.N. regard these commonwealths as non-colonial? CGC Well, both models emerged from different places at