Anarchy

Using this framework, the concept of anarchy, as described by Waltz, provides a viable description of the workings of the international system. Within a state, organizations with specialized functions are formed to achieve shared objectives under a government. In the international system, nation-states cannot unite for a common goal under the supervision of an "international government" because of competing self-interests (Waltz 61). In an international system, the states are competing entities interested only in attaining their objectives, even at the expense of the interest of the world community. For example, as Waltz cited, the threat of nuclear war has not precipitated the world disarmament process (63). In fact, Third World countries had already begun to accumulate their own arsenal. Even though many situations, such as the depletion of the ozone layer, demand global situations, no global agency has had the power to muster the full support of all the states to deal adequately with the situation (Waltz 64).

In the international system, there are no laws governing the behavior of the states. States are not held accountable for their criminal actions in a court of law that can enforce its rulings. India and Pakistan have been fighting over Kashmir for the last 50 years. Whenever there is a violation of a

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dent situation. Many nation-states import and export goods from other states; they are dependent on other nation-states to provide them with the necessary resources, either to feed the people or develop their own products. Furthermore, they are interconnected in the world economic system. The recent economic crisis in the Asian region had strong repercussions for the stock market in the United States. Therefore, nation-states live in a web of connections with one another. Regardless of their preferences, the nation-states are vulnerable to the effects of the world community. They consider the impact of their actions seriously before resorting to extreme policies, such as violence. According to Dr. Thomas, there are five dimensions of Third World Security: 1) the internal dimension; 2) the regional dimension; 3) development; 4) debt; and 5) ecology. Many Third World states are plagued by internal conflicts because their governments are not recognized by individual groups of people (Thomas 255-256). The states usually comprise of diverse groups with considerable cultural and religious differences. The formation of the states are a legacy of the final colonial days when artificial boundaries were imposed quickly and arbitrarily
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