Sovereign state

the world has an increasingly marginal connection with sovereignty.” He expresses frustration at how globalization has contributed to the demise of state sovereignty…

Somalia is consistently seen as a failed state, undeniably it could be argued that it is the classic case as Liberia, Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). As Messner (2013) argues, “it is also indubitable that the plan to build and sustain a modern state, with internal and external sovereignty as its defining characteristics has failed in Somalia.” However, Robert W. Cox (2209) adds, “many works in political science dealing with Somalia are written from a ‘problem-solving…

Sovereignty, just as its name implies, the sovereignty means the state or a country can handle their own internal and external affairs independently, that the state is fully autonomous in the exercise of power and cannot be interference by other states. Also has the right to self-defense and the right to equality in international law. In short, the "autonomous self-determination," the highest authority. The concept of sovereignty to enter the field of international law, is derived from Hugo…

explanations and policy changes, it is important to analyze both when viewing the Russian behavior in Ukraine. Analysis - Realism: The theory of realism centers on certain assumptions regarding the international system, the interaction between states, and their various priorities and…

In the United States there is a saying “You can’t shout fire in a crowded theater.” This saying refers to a law that until 1969 criminalized speech that created a “clear and present danger”* in other words created a dangerous situation. So again i am generalizing in…

to the state government, they are, however, important at influencing decisions (Cassidy 1321). For instance, they will ensure that the government performs as…

Hobbes and Rousseau differ in their ideas on the state of nature, Hobbes has a negative view, while Rousseau believes we were better off in the state of nature. The basis for their different ideas on the state of nature contribute to their diverging ideas on their accounts of government by social contract. Hobbes argues for citizens relinquishing their authority to the state, while Rousseau contends for the sovereign authority to be in the hand of the citizens. I will argue that Rousseau makes a…

Drug organisations in Mexico were referred to as DTO’S (Drug Trafficking Organisations) or drug cartels. These were groups of people who were ultimately fighting control over the drug trade and routes to export drugs out of Mexico into the United States. The rivalry between drug cartels created mass violence which impacted the Mexican Sovereignty due to drug trafficking. In the book El Narco by Ion Grillo he explained that considering drug trafficking to be a “war” was no understatement, the…

issues and enforces laws. Controls the military as well as the state 's economic instruments. In a unipolar system the central power also combats any attempts for subordinates to gain their own independence or greater autonomy. (Rourke and Boyer 2010) A bipolar system exist when there is hostility between the actors in the system. In a bipolar system the one actor attempts to overthrow and eliminate the opposing actor in the state. Increase your own power by means of recruiting, and preventing…

Legitimacy is the belief in someone’s right to rule or right to exercise power. Without legitimacy, other powers would have to be deployed (persuasion or coercion) in order to get others to obey you. According to Max Weber, there are three main types of legitimacy: rational-legal, traditional, and charismatic. Performance legitimacy is a way to keep legitimacy. To lose legitimacy, however, is the notion that somehow implicitly, any leader has to do things for the reasons indented (at least…