Abstract
If the earth were a big pasture we all share, each nation or country would be a family living on it. They would all be economically connected to one another as differences among them in resources, population and other natural endowments give rise to the need for exchange, division of labor and cooperation—this is why we have tariffs, currencies, free trade zones, and other elements of international economic systems and institutions. They have to deal with each other politically, which necessitates bilateral and multilateral negotiations as well as diplomatic relations. To provide security against invasion or harassment from their neighbors, each of them has to establish their own armed forces and intelligence service. They also need to discuss issues of public concern like global warming and deforestation, deal with public affairs between them and, in particular, reach a consensus on codes and conduct as well as an international economic and political order; this explains the post-WWII endeavors towards such political governance frameworks as the United Nations, the WTO, the World Bank, the IMF, and the International Court of Justice. Such are the international relations, the international relations strategies of individual countries, and the global political order.
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