Despite Global Changes, Sovereignty Still Reigns

With the intensification of globalization, there arises an argument that statesovereignty is weakened and nation-states are eclipsed by forces unleashed by thiswave of international integration. On the basis of the analysis of the actual influencefelt by nation-states, this paper sets to show that the opposite holds true.The impact on state sovereignty brought by globalization is interpreted from twoaspects: political and economic.The main contributors of the political impact are identified as internationalgovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations. The natures andlimitations of these two groups of organizations and their dependency on nation-statespredetermine the restricted role they are playing in managing national andinternational affairs.The economic impact on state sovereignty is delivered by multinational enterprisesand the scourge of marginalization. Multinational enterprises subordinate to anddepend on nation-state governments under a lot of circumstances. And the powerexhibited by nation-state governments in dealing with multinational enterprisesshatters the illusion that multinational enterprises are surpassing nation-states instrength. Marginalization poses challenges to nation-states, but more importantly iturges nation-states to strengthen sovereignty and improve governance to ensure thatthe benefits of globalization are distributed equally.Despite the obvious influence of globalization channeled through these non-stateactors, the power stays with nation-states and state sovereignty remains untouched.The principle of sovereignty continues to govern the international relations.