The State

4 Characteristics that define the state

1. Sovereignty
   -No higher authority; autonomy in decision-making
   -Government to manage affairs
   -Legitimate recognition by others as controlling a territory
   -Domestic support or consent of the public to exist
   -Ability to protect borders, people, resources, autonomy
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2. Territory
   -Actual area of control
   -Geographical (dis)advantages 
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3. Population
   -Ability to take care of population
   -Support for the state, sense of nationalism
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   Nation:  Group of culturally and historically similar people who feel a communal bond and who may or may not feel they should govern themselves, but want to be recognized
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4. Resources
   -Natural, economic, labor, intangibles (leadership ability, ability to negotiate, etc)

• Factor Endowments
      -What you have that you can exploit to your benefit

• Primary resources
      -Raw materials or natural resources-foods, fuels, fibers, minerals

• Manufactured goods

• Technology

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Two-level games
-Balancing out domestic and international issues in policy making

-Diagram