Where National Soveriegnty Lies
Where National Soveriegnty Lies

Summary/Abstract: The Treaty of Lisbon requires a new definition of national sovereignty. It is no longer enough for a state to just promote policies at home or speak to its individual national interests. They must also actively participate in the international community where coordination between individual states is paramount. In this interstate dialog, nations must be clear in defining the border between where their national interests should be defended and what common interests and rights should be agreed upon and lent to the European Union. In this new political structure where states have become actors within a larger supranational body, it’s up to the statesmen and stateswomen to act, and to defend, what they perceive to be their national interests.

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