ABSTRACT
Much of the traditional discussion about the relationship between nationalism and democracy deals with the nation and the state, with the borders of the state constituting the limits within which this relationship is played out. The much-debated issue in international relations remains the extent to which external factors influence domestic developments, which is not the same debate as the one about how low on the list of the electorate's priorities lie the issues of foreign policy. The new agenda for the countries of the region, thus plunged into the new world order, suddenly and without guidance, became very complex. The 'age of rights', cultural diversity and globalisation might at times not accommodate one another, but connections that form between them make clear that there is a limit to state-centricism in international politics. If democracy is to become truly global ideology, the task is to pursue it in such way that the national and international and their mutual penetration are interconnected.
