... differential power capabilities of great powers over a period of time . Using the historical periods of the "Pax Britannica" and the Cold War as examples, it has been demonstrated that the current distribution of capabilities differ from the multi-polar and bi-polar systems evident in ... in its advanced high-technology economy, dramatic expenditure on research and development, and triumph in global "leading sectors". Nye argues however, that world polarity is not founded on a single tier, but in fact consists of three levels. While American military muscle gives it superiority in ... t...

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... concept of international security changed trough the years according to how the society changed and evolved. The Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World (2012) defines it as "an ambiguous concept and that a state  (or its leaders and citizens) believes itself secure when it fears ... can be done to it by other states or by other foreign non-state actors."" According to this definition, after the Second World War the main threat to international security was identified with the interstate-armed conflicts in the traditional military sense. This concept was underlined ... "save succ...

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... & Perration, 1999; pp38). Colonialism was also a part of this movement. The European political structure was retained in some countries in Asia and Africa after the decolonisation. Since the Second World War, the sovereign state as a primary international political actor became the universal standard (Schreuer; 1999; p1). Today, many countries have an "Independence Day" or "National Day" to celebrate the ... order to remain a sovereign entity, the state must sustain its independence in foreign affairs. It is based on the concept that all sovereign states are equal and independent in the...

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... on nationalism. Although nationalism still persists, the countervailing effect of rapid transformation globalization is quite obvious.Globalization challenges the sovereignty of the nation state. After the cold war, the rapid development of globalization has greatly promoted the level of economic and cultural exchanges and interdependence between countries and regions, constantly transcending the boundaries of the original ... 85) In the political field there is a global consciousness enhancement. With the increasing transnational flow, the ethnic issues within a country soon caused a ser...

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... , either directly or through an intermediatary. In peacetime, this serves to promote friendly relations between sending states and receiving states, helping to develop their economic, cultural and scientific relations. In war, diplomacy also has a vital role of ensuring successful negotiations of peace treaties and ceasefire agreements. This process is also critical in building coalitions in support of the balance of power ... - international affairs were centered on Europe and European powers held the prime responsibility for diplomatic activity. This was possible since the rest of the ...

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... law reflects existing mores of conduct, the ICC is first and foremost a monument to humankind's gradual renunciation of atrocities as an instrument of statecraft. In the abiding shadow of total war, and in the midst of a global hypertechnological economy, the inexorable dictates of interdependence have radically redefined mainstream power. The annihilation of alien peoples as a means of conquest and supremacy-long ... system of international criminal justice. The Court was embraced by an international community that had increasingly internalized the importance of accountability as an in...

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