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Nation-state prevents confusing with lower level states. State is the more appropriate term, but it would cause a lot of confusion in the US.
by enkid 6y ago
Nation-state prevents confusing with lower level states. State is the more appropriate term, but it would cause a lot of confusion in the US.
- jfk13 6y agoCould just use "country".
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- jay_kyburz 6y agoNation State suggests the nations government. If you just say country it might suggest organized crime or other randos from that country.
- bigbubba 6y ago'Foreign government.'
- Spooky23 6y agoAlso a problem with many places. Think about Pakistan, where the military is not the government per se, but has the resources. “Nation state adversary” says something without saying it.
- bigbubba 6y ago> Pakistan, where the military is not the government per se, A distinction without a difference? I don't know a whole lot about Pakistan, but that's the way it seems to me.
- Spooky23 6y agoIt doesn’t matter if you or I don’t see that distinction, but the US government needs to make whatever distinction it chose from a policy perspective.
- axlee 6y agoProblem is that a country can be sovereign or part of a larger state. I think sovereign state is the correct wording to use in that case.