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It is one of the core concepts of sovereignty--defining a territory and then deciding who or what gets to be inside. Along with a government with a monopoly on
by z2 11mo ago
It is one of the core concepts of sovereignty--defining a territory and then deciding who or what gets to be inside. Along with a government with a monopoly on violence used inwards, and some foreign relations directed outwards, you have the recipe for a modern country.
- toomuchtodo 11mo agoAlso, access to nation state provided benefits, which is limited because resources are (currently) limited.
- Spooky23 11mo agoNo, it’s a core tenet of bureaucracy. None of this stuff existed outside of diplomatic circles as recently as a century ago. Nations and kingdoms have been able to assert sovereignty for eons.
- zenmac 11mo ago>Nations and kingdoms have been able to assert sovereignty for eons. by asserting monopoly on violence within a geographical region... and now we got private mercenaries, guess Treaty of Westphalia is kinda out of windows now or soon?