In the end, the two states' efforts to enhance their own security lead to less security for both. It is paradoxical that the efforts to improve security eventually lead to more insecurity. Let us now discuss the concepts of the state and the nation. The State is an institution . That is to say, it is a system of relations which people establish among themselves as a means of securing certain objects, of which the most fundamental is a system of order.
Modern states are territorial.
Their governments exercise control over persons and things within their borders. Four conditions should be satisfied for a state to exist. That is, a state should have people, territory, a government, and sovereignty. The Nation connotes a group of people who share common traits such as history, culture, ethnicity, religion, and language. However, a nation and a state are often used interchangeably.