Sovereignty

Types of countries

Federal States

Unitary States

Fragile States

Authoritarian States

Monarchies

Theocracies

Theories of Sovereignty

Liberal

Liberals believe that states maximize their security and prosperity by pooling, rather than defending their sovereignty.

Realist

States are the most important actor in global politics and are able to act independently and protect their borders.

Characteristics

Permanent Population

A defined territory and borders

Effective government

The capacity and legitimacy to enter into relations with other states

Types of Sovereignty

Internal

internal sovereignty is the ability of a state to exert legitimate control over its population and manage its affairs independently.

External

external sovereignty is when states are recognized as independent and sovereign by other states, and are not interfered with, also their external border is respected