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