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    international relations that state sovereignty is being undermined by globalisation. Scholars argue new global powers are bringing about the end of state sovereignty as states are losing the ability to effectively govern their own societies and economies. (Ohmae 1995, Scholte 2000 in McGrew 2014: 16) This essay however will attempt to reaffirm the importance of the sovereign state despite globalisation, initially through examining some arguments for the proposed idea, and secondly through adopting a realist perspective on the issue. Sovereignty is defined by Heywood (2014: 4) as the “supreme and unquestioned authority” and, he says, what gives a state sovereignty, is its ability to govern itself and make its own laws.…

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    great concern to our proud sovereign state. To initiate today’s proceedings, I wish to thank the Security Council and the United Nations on behalf of our country for allowing us to appear before you and to present our case. Our nation will argue that the threat the Russian Federation poses to our state is of utmost urgency and importance. Furthermore, we request assistance on this threat and invite the Security Council to implement and take action to ensure that Russia is no longer of concern to…

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    In order to be a Sovereign State, in my opinion, there must be some sort of government. You must be able to have absolute control over all aspects of your country, and you must also provide adequate welfare for your citizens. If the welfare of your citizens becomes unsuitable, and you are no longer able to take care of them; or choose not to, then you are no longer a sovereign state. Also, there must be a defined sovereign territory for your state, we need to know where your state begins and…

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    sovereignty lies in the status of its external recognition; according to Li and Zhou: financial sovereignty is a component of sovereignty itself and therefore is “…composed of financial sovereign status, financial sovereign authority, and financial sovereign capability.”(Li and Zhou, p. 178). Sovereign status, being based on the recognition and consent of other states, should not be affected by globalization of financial capitalism, leaving the other two components from Li and Zhou: financial…

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    Strong Government

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    government that is created by people coming together and deciding that it is in the interest to create a government. The idea is impractical as in most cases; it is the sovereign that decides to create a strong state. The people in most cases are never consulted and their views rarely considered. Therefore, creating a strong government that serves the interest of the people impossible and constituted by individuals impossible. Analyzing the Leviathan, there are some rights that the ruler should…

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    Totalitarianism In Ukraine

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    humanitarians may have to further compromise to be able of maintaining activities, hence the possibility to use leverage from both warring parties and to ultimately use humanitarian ‘engagement or sense of guilt’ to instrumentalize aid (H02). Most of he interviewees (5/7) evoked possible diversions of resources for non humanitarian purposes: for the government the resources needed for its population may be allocated elsewhere, and for separatists groups diversion of aid may be employed to…

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    Statelessness In Somalia

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    without lawful authority in States in the north compared to ineffective legitimate States in the South is essential to understand the political relations in today Somalia.…

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    tension between state sovereignty and international intervention in pursuit of human rights protection has been contested. Over three centuries later, and the United Nations Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine has codified human rights protection in a global political commitment of the highest order. Following the international acceptance of the R2P, many who support state protection contest the legitimacy of the doctrine, and question its encroachment on state sovereignty. Conversely,…

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    Therefore, the need to put off conflict from arising and solve those that are taking place. Humanitarian intervention. Humanitarian intervention has been defined as when a state or a group of states employs military force within another country’s territory to protect civilians against atrocities and/or the consequences of a humanitarian conflict. (Hrea.org p132). It is in every essence different from humanitarian aid which is provided by non-governmental organizations such as Red Cross.…

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    For centuries, China has maintained its power and influence by enforcing the system of Feudalism. However, industrial developments, globalization, and exchange of political thought have forced China to reconsider its administration. Historically, China has gone through multiple transitions — through hierarchal feudal state, communist municipal and disciplinary regime. There is one notable unchanging, and static fact— that throughout these platforms, China was never ruled collectively (even…

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