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States/Sovereignty

States/Sovereignty. Where is the state heading?. State. Politically defined unit Internal authority Freedom from external authority Geography Sovereignty Recognition: Domestic International regularized. Weaknesses. States are too large States are destructive: two tools

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States/Sovereignty

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  1. States/Sovereignty Where is the state heading?

  2. State • Politically defined unit • Internal authority • Freedom from external authority • Geography • Sovereignty • Recognition: • Domestic • International • regularized

  3. Weaknesses • States are too large • States are destructive: two tools • Economic sanctions • Military action • States can’t control: • Physical safety • Economic prosperity • health

  4. BenefitsBest of the Options? • People want to belong • States are not in conflict with IGOs • New global trends ask for more from states not less • States have sovereignty -> power There is nothing to replace that power with legitimacy

  5. Diplomacy • Set of rules to govern behavior • Expression of order within the system • Direct & Indirect application of power • Economic sanctions, war, aid • Bilateral vs Multilateral • (different from IGO’s?) • Ethics of group action

  6. Soft power: • Humanitarian diplomacy?

  7. Chicago Council on Global Affairs Soft Power Index Findings Soft Power Index rates perceptions of power/control in the realms of: culture, politics, diplomacy, economics, and human capital. • The United States ranks first in terms of overall soft power in China, Japan, and South Korea, and second (next to Japan) in Indonesia and Vietnam. All countries rank the United States above China in soft power. • When separated into categories, the United States leads China in four (Political, Diplomatic, Human Capital, and Economic), while China leads the United States in one (Cultural). • Majorities or pluralities in all Asian countries surveyed believe that U.S. influence in Asia has increased over the past ten years. Only a majority of Americans believe that U.S. influence has remained about the same. • Chinese perceptions of the United States have grown noticeably warmer compared to The Chicago Council’s 2006 survey, and Chinese demonstrate consistently positive attitudes towards U.S. influence in Asia. • Overall, China fares much worse than expected in soft power— strong majorities in Japan (74%), South Korea (74%), the United States (70%), and a plurality in Indonesia (47%), believe that China could become a military threat to their country • Majorities in the United States, Japan and South Korea believe that the U.S. military presence in Asia is a stabilizing force that is helping to prevent an arms race between Japan and China; a majority in China is of the opposite opinion and Indonesians are split. Source: http://www.thechicagocouncil.org/hottopics_details.php?hottopics_id=110

  8. How it works: • Communication • Direct or Indirect negotiations • Hi-level vs low-level diplomacy • Carrot or Stick?

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