*** sustained absence of central authority and/or loss of [[État|state]] monopoly on violence[^1] a state that has lost its capacity to govern A state that doesn't match the criteria of a [[contemporary states]] = declarative theory of statehood = [[recognition of state in international law]] ## Liens ``` dataview TABLE length(file.outlinks) AS "Liens sortants", length(file.inlinks) AS "Liens entrants" WHERE file.path = this.file.path ``` [^1]: [[État wéberien|monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force]]