We're in a world where the main threat to nation-states is not from abroad, but from within.
Few countries try to conquer others because the cost of war and occupation is not worth the hassle. If not even the richest country in the world can do it to the poorest (US vs. Afghanistan), how are others supposed to do it?
The main threat is internal turmoil, for example where a region wants to keep the local resources instead of sending them to the capital.
Nice read and very informative!
Doesn't this sound like a good reason for nation states to persist? Defending potential "attack" against the food and water their population need?
We're in a world where the main threat to nation-states is not from abroad, but from within.
Few countries try to conquer others because the cost of war and occupation is not worth the hassle. If not even the richest country in the world can do it to the poorest (US vs. Afghanistan), how are others supposed to do it?
The main threat is internal turmoil, for example where a region wants to keep the local resources instead of sending them to the capital.