national sovereignty
A country's autonomy
National sovereignty is the authority of a nation to govern itself without external interference.
It encompasses control over territory, laws, borders, and foreign policy.
The concept is foundational to international relations: The treaty was rejected as a threat to national sovereignty.
Nations invoke sovereignty to resist outside pressure on domestic affairs, though critics note it can shield human rights abuses from intervention.
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- constitutionalityAccordance with founding charter
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
diplomacy · governance · decolonization · borders · border control · passport control · non-interference · territorial claims · national pride · Westphalian system · anti-imperialism · jurisdiction · rule of law · territory · foreign · language preservation · international law · treaties
- French RevolutionBastille, guillotine, Robespierre, French Revolution, Marie Antoinette
- autonomyfreedom, self-rule, independence, self-determination, free will
- Modern EgyptGamal Abdel Nasser, Nasser, Suez Canal, Anwar Sadat, Mubarak
- nationalismpatriotism, national pride, national identity, national symbols, national unity
- sovereigntystatehood, state, nationhood, self-rule, political independence
- Turkish RepublicAnkara, Treaty of Lausanne, Latin alphabet, secularism, secular state
national sovereigntyforeign rule
Control by external power
colonialism · colonial rule · foreign domination · subjugation · vassalage
national sovereigntyworld government
Unified international ruling authority
supranationalism · globalism · federalism · internationalism · cosmopolitanism
national sovereigntymultilateralism
Multi-party international cooperation
interdependence · collective security · European integration · globalization · international oversight