Network States

I’m a fan of the network-state concept as much as the next guy here but how many people realize that no state will survive more than a few generations without the ability to physically defend itself? I’ve seen nobody talk about the need for a citizen-army or defense pacts with empires

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without an army, network states are vulnerable to the jurisdiction their citizens reside in but as long as its -ev for the state to annoy them they should be fine. for example if the network state brings business to the country & its citizen can quickly relocate, then i assume they wouldn't interfere much