Sovereignty

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When fires in the Amazon affect countries around the world, is there a need to rethink a centuries-old understanding of sovereignty?

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What Is Sovereignty?

Understand the principle that has underpinned world order for the past four hundred years.

Reading

Understanding the Constructive and Destructive Natures of Nationalism

Nationalism can unify diverse societies. But when taken to extremes, it can also fuel violence, division, and global disorder.

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Statelessness Around the World

Without a country to call their own, millions of people experience discrimination and persecution.

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Why Do We Live in Countries?

Want to understand how sovereignty became part of world history? In this educational video, learn why kingdoms turned into countries after the Thirty Years’ War.

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The European Union: The World’s Biggest Sovereignty Experiment

Countries fight to protect their sovereignty. So why would they willingly give it up?

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Tanks, Sanctions, and Separatists: The Various Challenges to Sovereignty

A government’s authority within its borders gets challenged all the time. Here is how.

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How Self-Determination Shaped the Modern World

Learn how the world’s nearly two hundred countries came to be, and whether the map is set in stone.

Timeline

The Rise and Fall of the Responsibility to Protect

Sovereignty is sacred. But when lives are in danger, does that principle still apply?

Learning Journeys

A learning journey is a curated collection of resources that explore a topic from a specific perspective.

Learning Journey

Sovereignty: Challenges

Explore this collection of learning resources to understand the challenges that exist for self-determination and sovereignty.

Learning Journey

Sovereignty: Introduction

Explore this collection of learning resources to understand nationalism, self-determination, and sovereignty.