Supranational Organization

An organization that exists in multiple countries. While, theoretically, supranational could refer to multinational corporations, the term most often describes an international government or quasi-government organization. Examples include the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund. Supranational organizations often have a direct role in regulation. For example, an international treaty may set up certain standards for international trade. However, enforcement of these provisions is left to individual, sovereign governments.

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Nevertheless, while looking to the EU as an inspiration and lately also as a model, it would be quite inconceivable to believe that there would really be strong support for the development of ASEAN into an EU-like supranational organization that would totally negate the old established ASEAN Way based on respect for national sovereignty and the principle of non-interference in each other's internal affairs.

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Note: This is part of a series of essays on Duterte's relationship with the supranational organization.

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Under this proposal, Bloomfield wrote, the UN (or some other "supranational organization") would be given the "preponderance of political power," including the "ability to employ physical force ...

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The fundamental fact is that the UN is an intergovernmental organization, it is not a supranational organization, and the secretary-general himself is really no more than a primus inter pares.

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Farage is known for blaming the EU for hurting the British economy, but he's also blamed the supranational organization for problems as far away as Libya.

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If a supranational organization had been created, it could have introduced joint strategies to manage drought, coordinate crop patterns, develop common standards to monitor river flows, and implement investment plans to create livelihoods and develop water-treatment technologies.

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TEHRAN (FNA)- Patras, Greece authorities removed the flag of the European Union from the city's town hall, citing locals' 'hatred' toward the supranational organization.

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According to an outsider perspective, this conflict can be seen as a confrontation between an ethnic political movement and a religiously motivated one, and the supranational organization of ISIL may be stressed.

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Indeed, whatever the role of bilateral cooperation, the only supranational organization capable of sustained combat operations is NATO.

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No federation, or supranational organization, should have authority to change decisions made by sovereign nation-states.

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Even where the need for greater cooperation and coordination among states is acknowledged, a supranational organization is not seen by many states as the preferred avenue of international governance.

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The EU is a supranational organization established in 1952 as Steel and Coal Community.