[JumpCrisscross]

> western political philosophy, known as Westphalian sovereignty) is that there is no other authority inside a State’s borders except its own

You’re citing centuries-old political philosophy, only remnants of which remain in our world [1].

The West that arose after WWII and through the Cold War is decidedly non-Westphalian. Concepts like human rights, non-proliferation and self determination are non-Westphalian. The Nuremberg trials were anti-Westphalian.

The closest modern analogues to (and proponents of) Westphalian philosophy are Russia, China and North Korea.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westphalian_system

[OKRainbowKid]

These "proponents" seem less strict about applying this philosophy to states other than their own.

[JumpCrisscross]

The Westphalian treaties gave France, Sweden and later Russia the explicit right to intercede to guarantee the Imperial constitution [1]. (Westphalia was concerned with the Holy Roman Empire.)

Westphalian sovereignty as a historical concern is a myth [2].

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guarantor_of_the_imperial_co...

[2] https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-organi...