Globalization, it is said, means that nations can no longer control their own affairs. They must join with others, as in the European Union or ASEAN or Mercosur, and they must increasingly rely on global institutions like the United Nations, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization.
民族国家已经风光不再成了一种时髦的论调。据称全球化意味着国家再也不能掌控自己的内部事务，而是必须与其它国家联合，结成像欧盟、东盟或南方共同市场那样的组织。它们也越来越依赖像联合国、世界银行和世界贸易组织这样的全球性机构。