PSIR: sovereignty Flashcards
1
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nation
A
group of people who share a common language, culture, ethnicity, descent, history
2
Q
state
A
refer to places with governments that are internationally recognized and have the power to oversee what happens within their borders (often in theory rather than in practice)
3
Q
Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States 1933 (4)
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- Territory with recognized boundaries
- Permanent population
- Government providing services & order
- Capacity to enter into relations with other states
4
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multinational state
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many nations, one State
ex: United Kingdom
5
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multistate nation
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many States, one nation
ex: Kurdistan (Kurdish culture+nation spread over West Asia)
6
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microstate
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Have very small population or very small land area
Examples: Monaco, Andorra, Liechtenstein, Vatican City, Nauru, Palau
7
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sovereignty
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- Autonomy within a defined territorial border.
- Sovereignty is a state’s ability to hold supreme power and authority within its own borders. Essentially, this means that states are independent from outside or external interference in their domestic affairs.
8
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challenges to sovereignty
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- Decline of the “state” as the most meaningful actor
- military intervention
- economic coercion
- cyberattacks
- election interference
- separatism
- crime and political violence
- transnational challenges
9
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examples of sovereignty infringement
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- russian conflict in ukraine
- north korea WannaCry cyberattack
- 2016 US presidential election
- killing of Osama bin Laden
