Myth of the “borderless world”. The image that world politics is dominated by transnational processes that elude state control is, at best, a gross exaggeration. For example, national economies have not simply been absorbed into a “borderless” global economy, as much more economic activity takes place within state borders than it does across state borders. Furthermore, it is misleading to suggest that globalizing trends necessarily disempower state. Instead, state choose to engage in the global economy and do so for reasons of national self-interest.