nations

(noun)

A nation may refer to a community of people who share a common language, culture, ethnicity, descent, or history. In this definition, a nation has no physical borders.

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Examples of nations in the following topics:

  • The Indian National Congress

  • The League of Nations

  • Introduction to Nation-States

    • In legal terms, many nation states today accept specific minorities as being part of the nation, which generally implies that members of minorities are citizens of a given nation state and enjoy the same rights and liberties as members of the majority nation.
    • However, nationalists and, consequently, symbolic narratives of the origins and history of nation states often continue to exclude minorities from the nation state and the nation.
    • First, "Which came first, the nation or the nation state?"
    • Nation states use the state as an instrument of national unity, in economic, social, and cultural life.
    • The most obvious impact of the nation state, as compared to its non-national predecessors, is the creation of a uniform national culture through state policy.

  • National Security Policy

    • National security policies are policies related to the survival of the state.
    • In order to possess national security, a nation needs to possess economic security, energy security, and environmental security, in addition to a strong military.
    • Current national security concerns in the U.S. include the Drug War in Mexico, terrorism, instability in the Middle East, the national debt, and global warming, among others.
    • Military security was the earliest recognized form of national security.
    • Economic security is also a part of national security.

  • The economic environment

    • A nation's economic situation represents its current and potential capacity to produce goods and services.
    • The industrialized nations are generally considered to be the United States, Japan, Canada, Russia, Australia, and most of Western Europe The economies of these nations are characterized by private enterprise and a consumer orientation.
    • Finally, there are many less developed nations in today's world.
    • The developing nations, on the other hand, have growing population bases, and although they currently import limited goods and services, the long-run potential for growth in these nations exists.
    • Marketers in such nations must be educators, emphasizing information in their market programs.

  • Providing National Security

    • National security is the protection of the state through a variety of means that include military might, economic power, and diplomacy.
    • using counterintelligence services or secret police to protect the nation from internal threats.
    • There are a variety of governmental departments and agencies within the United States that are responsible for developing policies to ensure national security.
    • The White House National Security Council is the principal forum used by the President for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisers, and Cabinet officials.
    • the Central Intelligence Agency, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessments

  • National Pride

    • Romantic nationalism was a key component of Romanticism as well as certain post-Enlightenment philosophies that focused on the development of national language, folklore, and traditional customs.
    • National anthems, national epics, and national treasures are part of the language of Romantic nationalism, and date back to the 18th and 19th centuries.
    • After the Second World War, however, Romantic nationalism took on a darker tone.
    • Some degree of art-based national pride still exists today.
    • Illustrate the relationship between certain types of artwork and national pride

  • Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress

  • Privacy Rights and National Security

    • National security practices impact privacy rights for the well-being and domestic security of the United States.
    • Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947 on July 26, 1947.
    • The Act did not define national security.
    • National Security Act of 1947 was set up to advise the President on the integration of domestic, military and foreign policies relating to national security.
    • Explain the underlying tension between national security and civil liberties, identifying the historical roots and institutionalization of the concept of national security

  • Nationalization of the News

    • While local news is still available, it is becoming increasingly nationalized and local outlets are being purchased larger, national networks.
    • Nationalization of the news refers to the modern phenomenon of the decline of local news networks and the increase in power of national news networks.
    • The news block was divided into local, national and international stories.