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The State
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States Defined Pre- WWII, earned Post-WWII, granted
Sovereignty Req. diplomatic recognition = 194 Internal organization Territory Population Resources Pre- WWII, earned Post-WWII, granted GS ≠ self-sufficient
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Microstates What they are Mix GN/GS countries Size Economy Resources
Security Mix GN/GS countries
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United Nations (1945) Purpose- video UN General Assembly
António Guterres Purpose- video UN General Assembly Secretary General UN Security Council P = 15
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UN Security Forces Prevention Peacekeeping Peacemaking Peacebuilding
Neutral Peacemaking Armed troops Peacebuilding Rebuild Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) Armed offensive DR Congo
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http://www. telegraph. co
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Sovereignty & UN Membership
¾ size The Mall in Washington D.C. Advantages of membership Sovereignty Formal recognition No UN membership ≠ state 1 Exception Aid Trade Security Collective security
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Challenges: Population
Nation Culturally, historically similar Feel communal bond Want recognition Possible self-governance Nation-state 1 dominant nation Very few nation-states Wanna-Be States Taiwan Palestine Kurdstan Catalonia Basque State Nation-states Sweden Japan Thailand Somalia
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Challenges: Population (cont.)
Most just ‘state’ 2+ nations or lacks single ethnic identity ~85% of world Differences problematic Central African Republic Nation Country Arab Berber Moroccan Morocco Russian Chechnyan Turkic Caucasian Russia Chinese Malay Indian Singapore *4 official languages Canadian Indigenous Quebecois Canada Nation % of pop. Baya 33% Banda 27% Mandjia 13% Sara 10% 3 more <10%
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Challenges: Internal Organization
Need gov’t Need infrastructure GS more challenged Extreme case= Failed state Lack functioning gov’t All are GS Failed States Somalia South Sudan Sudan DR Congo Libya Syria Central Afr. Rep.
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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
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Sovereignty v. Space Junk
What is space junk?
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Sovereignty v. Space Junk (cont.)
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
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Sovereignty v. Space Junk (cont.)
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
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The State Recap States are sovereign UN Challenges Security Membership
Nation v. N-S v. state Internal org. Transnat’l issues Need to cooperate Space junk State type Category Developed All GN Developing All GS Microstate Mix GN, GS Failed state A GS state
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