... driven toward shortsightedness, because they must also respond to more immediate challenges. Any state, democratic or authoritarian, must deal with the reality of competition within the system of states. To maintain security and influence, leaders must keep their national economies growing, even...

... society of states, also referred to as the system of states. A second state–society relationship that must be recognized is the relationship between the state and the population living within the territory claimed by that state. China Israel Kosovo North Korea Palestine Serbia South Korea Taiwan...