>"We're seeing this pattern where the coasts of many countries are cosmopolitan and well-integrated into the world economy, but the interiors are very conservative and nationalistic. Scotland & London vs. Wales & the rest of Britain"
London is the interior, it is not on the coast. Wales and and Scotland are both coastal.
>"Croatia & Slovenia vs. the rest of Yugoslavia."
I assume you mean the former Yugoslavia? Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro are also on the coast. So what does that leave for non-coastal fomer Yugoslavia? Macedonia?
>"The Baltic Republics vs. the rest of the USSR"
There hasn't been a USSR since 1991. Do you mean the former USSR?
London is the interior, it is not on the coast. Wales and and Scotland are both coastal.
>"Croatia & Slovenia vs. the rest of Yugoslavia."
I assume you mean the former Yugoslavia? Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro are also on the coast. So what does that leave for non-coastal fomer Yugoslavia? Macedonia?
>"The Baltic Republics vs. the rest of the USSR"
There hasn't been a USSR since 1991. Do you mean the former USSR?