Nation-states: The Basic Unit of Int’l Politics
The Westphalian System is the nation-state system that we know today.
As a result of globalization, the world is now moving into a post-Westphalian era. The nation-state era is by no means completely over, but we are moving away from it. The nation-state system that we have known for so long is now changing dramatically and the power it once had is now eroding. Much of that power is now in the hands of TNCs, IGOs and NGOs.