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To be a State:

To be a State:. Control over territory Sovereignty The sole legitimate right to use violence. You decide…. Control over territory Sovereignty Legitimate right to use violence. Nations. Empires. States. The Treaty of Westphalia. versus. The Imperial System Suzerainity

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To be a State:

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  1. To be a State: • Control over territory • Sovereignty • The sole legitimate right to use violence

  2. You decide… • Control over territory • Sovereignty • Legitimate right to use violence

  3. Nations Empires States

  4. The Treaty of Westphalia versus • The Imperial System • Suzerainity • Feudalism • The Holy Roman Empire

  5. Organized Conflict Hierarchical Organization Rules and Authority Backed up by legitimate, organized violence No overarching authority ANARCHICAL organization Bargains and Deals The absence of government, means anyone can use violence at any time. Domestic Politics International Politics

  6. Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan In an imaginary state of Nature: “The life of man is solitary, mean, nasty, brutish, and short” Nice one-liner.

  7. Three Responses to Hobbes • He got it right. It’s a state of nature out there. • No society can exist in the condition of anarchy. And ultimately, security is more important than freedom. • Anarchy is not pretty, but it works. Just barely, but it works.

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