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The Treaty of Westphalia has been seen as the basis for the modern international system of diplomacy between sovereign nation-states.<ref>[http://www.nato.int/docu/speech/1998/s981112a.htm "Securing Peace in Europe."]  Dr. Javier Solana, Secretary-General of NATO.  12 November 1998.</ref>  Thus, it has been criticized for retarding the growth of [[One-world government|"supranational governments"]].<ref>http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/www/en/eu_politik/ausgabe_archiv?suche=1&archiv_id=1027&bereich_id=4&type_id=3</ref>

The Treaty of Westphalia has been seen as the basis for the modern international system of diplomacy between sovereign nation-states.<ref>[http://www.nato.int/docu/speech/1998/s981112a.htm "Securing Peace in Europe."]  Dr. Javier Solana, Secretary-General of NATO.  12 November 1998.</ref>  Thus, it has been criticized for retarding the growth of [[One-world government|"supranational governments"]].<ref>http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/www/en/eu_politik/ausgabe_archiv?suche=1&archiv_id=1027&bereich_id=4&type_id=3</ref>

[[Al Qaeda]] has also criticized the Treaty of Westphalia, calling it a [[The West|Western]] tool to build up the current international system.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20040610173219/http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=5420</ref>

[[Al Qaeda]] has also criticized the Treaty of Westphalia, calling it a [[The West|Western]] tool to build up the current international system.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040610173219/http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=5420</ref>

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