aspirant state
English
Etymology
From aspirant (seeking recognition) + state.
Noun
aspirant state (plural aspirant states)
- A political entity which seeks to achieve international recognition as a sovereign state.
- 2015, Thomas E. Doyle, II, The Ethics of Nuclear Weapons Dissemination: Moral Dilemmas of Aspiration, Avoidance and Prevention, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 13:
- By claiming that nuclear weapons are required for its security, a nuclear aspirant state can provoke a variety of responses among its neighbors and rivals which include, but are not limited to, forming a belief that the nuclear aspirant state is serious (or not), deciding to augment security capabilities, crafting a targeted non/counterproliferation policy, and so forth.
Coordinate terms
- aspirant nation
- aspirant nation-state
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