International Political System Analysis

It is of great endeavor but at the same time a challenge to be in the task of setting an interest in the context of the International Political System. Throughout the years this concept had been of great interest to a lot of thinkers and theorists in the international stage. It has been a concern since the International Political System like any other legal system varies between success and failure[ Fitzmaurice, G. (1956). The Foundations of the Authority of International Law and the Problem of Enforcement: Oxford University Press.]. For over the centuries that the world has been a home of chaos, the failures of such system had conquered its successes; failures that even renowned international organizations such as the League of Nations cannot

There are many contending views on this world politic concept but in its simplest form, an International Political System is a set of state or non-state actors and the framework of their relationships in the international level[ Stolberg, A. (2008). The International System in the 21st Century. Carlisle, United States of America: Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College.]. But in order to better comprehend its nature, it should be described in the lens of seeing its two variables separately; that of ‘international’ and ‘political system’. According to Russet, Starr and Kinsella (2010), the term international is used to relate the nature of relationship between sovereign states[ Kinsella, D; Russett, B & Starr, H.(2010). World Politics:The Menu for Choice. United States of America:Wadsworth Publishing.]. Therefore one can be regarded as international when it involves a relation between two different and separated states in an interaction with one another. A political system is the arrangement of elements both formal and informal visible in a state’s sovereignty and territorial integrity[ Rummel, R.J.(1976).Understanding Conflict and War: VOL 2: The Conflict Helix.Beverly Hills: Sage Publications.]. Such can be regarded as the aspect of statehood and the

First an international political system functions through coalitions and alliances. States engage into alliances acting in unison to respond to international threats[ Haas, E., & Whiting, A.(1956).Dynamics of International Relations.New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. ]. Since states have a growing concern on the security and integrity of their territory, they engage to different measures to protect such and sometimes it involves asking help from other states. Moreover, through alliances and coalitions, states are able to benefit each other in both defense and offense by supplementing each others military[ ibid ]. Second, an international political system allows a variety of international interaction between states including economic and military ones. Third, it is expected that an international political system limits competing forces in the international arena through international institutions[ Stolberg (2008), op.cit.]. It should be able to fix certain forces of global actors especially in relation to global war or terror. Fourth and last, it is argued that an international political system being a system itself necessitate an order and should be able to provide harmonious relationship between states. This would only be achievable through endowed cooperation between states and understanding on each others set of beliefs and interests. These