This change is due to the increase in globalization and the international growth of its effects. Simply put, globalization changes the function of nation-states. Positive Effects of Globalization on the Functionality of the Nation-StateInternational Governance: A Role of the Nation-State With globalization shaping our perspective on the current nation-state, the process of international governance comes into play significantly. It is crucial that nation-states take on the role of something identical to an international police force to keep the process on track. For example, if “the international economy does not fit the model of a globalized economic system, then nation states have a significant role to play in economic governance at the level of both national and international processes” (Hirst, 2009, pp 220 ). In short, if you will, individual nation-states each have a role in ensuring that the economic system developed by globalization is conducted lawfully...