With little thought for the consequences, the world is changing the code that has guided international relations for nearly 350 years. The old code is based on the idea of national sovereignty-that is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I explore the controversial topic of ...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. rebuffed China's territorial claims anew on Thursday, November 14, saying the Philippines "does not agree" with Beijing's definition of "sovereign ...

The concept of sovereignty has been extensively theorized by prominent scholars such as Jean Bodin, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and John Austin. These theorists commonly assert ...

Delegations pose for a family photo during the "Friends of Libya" conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Starting third from left, front row, are Mustafa Abdel Jalil and Mahmoud Jibril, ...

Sovereignty is back. Our debates about the global economic crisis keep returning to the problem of sovereign debt and the need for sovereign guarantees to reassure the markets. We keep hoping that ...

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Hurst Hannum, Professor of International Law at The Fletcher School at Tufts University. Hannum talks about the definition of sovereignty, and what it means in the context ...