Although the future of the nation-state is uncertain, states are still the main actors in global politics. However, their status is being challenged by forces from above, through international organizations, and by forces from below, through devolution. Will states reach a point at which they are no longer able to perform their basic functions? If so, will states be replaced by some other actor
on the world stage?
What will be an ideal response?
The paradox of contemporary world politics is that a world no longer haunted by the
paralyzing fear of a looming all-out war between great powers now faces a series of
challenges every bit as threatening and potentially unmanageable. Globalization has
simultaneously enlarged the responsibilities and expanded the issues to be
confronted. The emergence of these problems has spawned the creation of many
IGOs and NGOs. However, most of the solutions to the problems must still pass
through states.
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