The New Sovereignty

In Times of Crises and Crimes

Leonardo Bellodi, Executive Vice President, Government, International and Regulatory Affairs at Eni SpA, Italy

This book was originally published by Claeys and Casteels, now formally part of Edward Elgar Publishing.

Sovereignty no longer provides protection to the State which to survive must cede some power in order to cope with the challenges of the new international order. However, despite the increasing number of actors in the international arena and the identity crisis of the notion of sovereignty, the State is bound to remain the lead actor on the global stage and, in this light, sovereignty can emerge stronger, provided it fully incorporates its responsibility towards the its own people and the entirety of the international community.