What does it mean for a country to be sovereign?

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What does it mean for a country to be sovereign? | Unravelled

You’ve heard U.S. President Donald Trump threatening to annex Canada and make us the 51st state, and in doing so he would be overthrowing our sovereignty. But what does that mean? What does it mean for a country to be sovereign? Who decides when a country's sovereignty has been violated? Former ambassador & Western fellow Sabine Nölke and Professor Jane Boulden from Queen’s University & the Royal Military College of Canada explain more.

0:00 The Internal Aspect
0:33 The External Aspect
0:51 The United Nations Charter

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