This sort of territorial paradox (s

This sort of territorial paradox (special rights for citizens who are outside the national territory) is part of a broader set of postnational geographic processes. There is growing tension between issues of territorial sovereignty and issues of military security and defense, as with the current campaigns through the United Nations to demand on-site inspections in Iraq and North Korea. Likewise, as with Haiti, Somalia, and Bosnia, the distinction between “civil” and international war is becoming increasingly blurred. Finally, debates in North America, Japan, and Europe about NAFTA and GATT indicate that “commodity conquests” are increasingly viewed as threats to national sovereignty and integrity: an excellent example is the French panic about Americanization through Hollywood products. Dangers to sovereignty are thus not always tied up with warfare, conquest, and defense of borders. Territorial integrity and national integrity are themselves not always consistent or coeval issues.