One argument holds that [weak] states help to empower despotic and aggressive governments that can abuse sovereignty, threaten regional stability and, in extreme cases, host war economies. There is also the fear of negative environmental impacts and public health problems. Consider, for example, the disparate responses of US and Cuba to the Ebola hemorrhagic fever epidemic in West Africa: whereas the US promises military help, Cuba sends medical supplies and doctors to eradicate the problem.... Nation states today, and their inter-subjective connectedness, affect the international political system to an incredible degree. The struggle between domestic rule and the ever-extending state power, all of which occurs within broader international relations, creates oppression and threats.... - Mateo Pimentel #Politics #Economics #Technology #Globalization #Democracy #Inequality #NationState #Governance #WTO #Davos #WorldEconomicForum #WorldBank #IMF #NGO #ClimateChange #Pollution #ThirdWorld #LeastDevelopedCountries #LDC #WSF World Social Forum
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