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A state is a community of citizen interests. This—even though somewhat clunky—definition may aptly describe what states, or state-like constructs, are and should be.
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Article 2(4) of the UN Charter states, “All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.”
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Dahrendorf (1989). In German,“Tatsache …, daß das Selbstbestimmungsrecht ein Instrument der Entzivilisierung und Barbarisierung ist, ein Zeugnis der Unfähigkeit zur Freiheit in Vielfalt. Es wird Zeit, daß es aus dem Wortschatz der internationalen Politik verschwindet.”
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In Bosnia-Herzegovina the government is supervised by a UN high commissioner. 1000 EU forces help keep the fragile peace. A NATO-led international peacekeeping force (KFOR) still operates in Kosovo.
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Dahrendorf R (1989) Nur Menschen haben Rechte. Das Selbstbestimmungsrecht der Völker ist ein barbarisches Instrument. Die Zeit Nr. 18/1989. ISSN 0044-2070
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Wehner, B. (2020). The State as a Forced Community: Burdens from the Past in the Conception of Statehood. In: Freedom, Peace, and Secession. SpringerBriefs in Political Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39523-0_3
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