Nation states act to preserve and advance their own perceived interests. In a world where unequal power among nations is clearer than ever, the international community of nation states is regrouping for the greater good of its greater number.
THE more a society’s identity is questioned, the more the speculation on its demise – and the more it reasserts itself. Group identity derives from various origins, parameters and interests: occupation, clan, race, language, religion, ideology and, most of all, nationality.