After centuries of nation-states, a new form of sovereignty asserted itself. The small fraternity that controls major digital platforms has proven to be able to exert more intrusive and insidious forms of control than most countries can manage.
After centuries of nation-states, a new form of sovereignty asserted itself. The small fraternity that controls major digital platforms has proven to be able to exert more intrusive and insidious forms of control than most countries can manage.
NEW YORK—For centuries, nation-states have defined the international system and governed many human beings. After emerging in modern Europe and spreading through colonialism, they eventually reached every corner of the world through post-war decolonization. Its defining feature is the control of the territory and its inhabitants, without the interference of others.