The State
States Defined Pre- WWII, earned Post-WWII, granted ¾ size The Mall in Washington D.C. Defined Sovereignty Req. diplomatic recognition Territory Microstates Population Resources Pre- WWII, earned Post-WWII, granted GS ≠ self-sufficient ¤ http://www.bnbguidebook.com/south-pacific.guide
Central African Republic Population Who is a ‘state’? Generic sovereign unit Most have 2+ nations or lack single ethnic identity ~85% of world Can cause problems, esp. for GS Lack unity Some fail ‘failed states’ ¤ Central African Republic Baya 33% Banda 27% Mandjia 13% Sara 10% Mboum 7% M’Baka, Yakoma 4% each Failed States ex. Somalia South Sudan Sudan DR Congo CAR Libya
Population (cont.) Nation Nation-state Country Arab Berber Moroccan Morocco Russian Chechnyan Turkic Caucasian Russia Chinese Malay Indian Singapore *4 official languages Canadian Indigenous Quebecois Canada Thai Thailand Japanese Japan Somali Somalia Nation Culturally and historically similar Feel a communal bond Want recognition Possible self-governance Nation-state Specific term Very few of these ~15% of world ¤ Wanna-Be States Taiwanese Palestinians Kurds Catalonians Basques
United Nations (1945) About the UN video UN General Assembly Self-determination UN General Assembly UN Security Council P5 + 10 = 15 UN agencies Tackle transnational problems ¤ António Guterres http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-24580767
Advantages of UN Membership Diplomatic recognition Aid Trade Security Collective security Peacekeeping Neutral Peacemaking Armed troops Peacebuilding Rebuild ¤ I800 C monitors http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18379696 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/bosnia/11729436/Srebrenica-20-years-on-What-have-been-the-successes-and-failures-of-UN-peacekeeping-missions.html
Challenges: Transnational Issues State has final say Self-interested actor Re: transnational issues Form IGOs Pressure to follow int’l rules GN, EEs more leverage Not addressing = problems ¤ http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/791251/kim-jong-un-north-korea-imminent-war-pyongyang-immediate-evacuation
Sovereignty v. Space Junk What is space junk? http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/infographics/infographic.view.php?id=10929
Sovereignty v. Space Junk Why is space junk a transnational issue? Sovereign states, businesses involved Debris Int’l Space Station, space travel Security against anti-satellite weapons Need IL ¤ http://web.mit.edu/stgs/spaceprograms.html
Sovereignty v. Space Junk How does state sovereignty affect addressing the issue of space junk? As transnat’l issue, need cooperation Self-interested actors Agree on IL? Who pays? Who enforces? Consequences Military usage/threats Claim sovereign ownership ¤
The State Recap Transnat’l issues Need to cooperate Space junk States are sovereign UN Security Membership Challenges State v. nation v. nation-state Internal org. Transnat’l issues Need to cooperate Space junk ¤