ABSTRACT
Domestic cohesion is the inevitable basis for the consensus-formation process and national integration. The major part of international cooperation literature is embodied in the literature of international governmental and nongovernmental organizations. The literature dealing with international cooperation and domestic cohesion is at best infrequent compared to that dealing with conflict. Domestic cohesion, therefore, is as complex as international cooperation. Assuming that domestic cohesion and international cooperation require the existence of an environment that is conducive to both, they should never be taken for granted. The ability of nation-states to exhibit domestic cohesion and international cooperation determines only one aspect of their state of tranquility. In developing countries, the element in national security is of intrinsic importance that there is little chance for any of the developing states to achieve a considerable degree of national security without increasing the state of well-being of its public.
