an externally recognized right of independent, supreme or final decision-making and decision-enforcing authority possessed by the state, generally over given territory

the absence of government or the lack of a central authority within the framework of politics

the actors that do posses the capacity to independently act upon conscious intentions and, at least in part, make their own free choices without consulting with the other actors

the increasing connectivity between the actors and issues led to a world where no actor is immune from the impact of what is happening to another

the ultimate reason or purpose for someone or something’s existence