We do not need to invent the wheel again. Instead, we should learn from Europe’s experience of centuries of conflict and ...

Sept. 11 wrought the final demise of the Westphalian state-centric system that had dominated international politics since 1648.

"The Westphalian state system will crumble, and the world will slip into a New Dark Age presaged by fragmented political authority, overlapping jurisdictions, fluid territorial boundaries, group ...

I believe that norms set in the Westphalian model, especially in the shape of sovereignty which are the defining features of the current international system, won’t help us resolve collective ...

The modern international system is characterized by a robust framework of international law, institutions, and norms, which did not exist in the pre-Westphalian era.

The centuries-old Westphalian state system has never resolved the tension between the principle of the sovereign equality of states and the idea that great powers enjoy certain privileges and bear ...

The Westphalian model certainly has its limitations — both as a system in itself and in its ability to accurately describe the current state of the international system.

The Islamic State's ideology puts it fundamentally at odds with the norms of Westphalian sovereignty that have developed in the international system over the past three centuries.

This short, dense work by a professor of international relations is a serious meditation on an important subject: the migration of important security functions from the state to private organizations.