Another political scientist Gottlieb notes the weaknesses of the definitions which stress power and authority to the near exclusion of territoriality: "The right to exclusive control over territory has long been a central ingredient of the sovereignty of states. ... The great nations seized numerous opportunities to engage in formed and arranged intervention in the affairs of smaller, dependent states as the need arose: But the great European nations did desire to make the non-European world a safe place for Europeans to trade wherever trade was profitable. This involved various degrees of...

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Another political scientist Gottlieb notes the weaknesses of the definitions which stress power and authority to the near exclusion of territoriality: "The right to exclusive control over territory has long been a central ingredient of the sovereignty of states. ... The great nations seized numerous opportunities to engage in formed and arranged intervention in the affairs of smaller, dependent states as the need arose: But the great European nations did desire to make the non-European world a safe place for Europeans to trade wherever trade was profitable. This involved various degrees ...

• Word Count: 2503
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate