Editing Politics (section)

=== Macropolitics ===
{{main|Global politics}}
[[File:RIAN archive 828797 Mikhail Gorbachev addressing UN General Assembly session.jpg|thumb| [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] addressing the UN General Assembly in 1988]]
Macropolitics can either describe political issues that affect an entire political system (e.g. the [[nation state]]), or refer to interactions between political systems (e.g. [[international relations]]).<ref name=":0">{{harvnb|Morlino|Berg-Schlosser|Badie|2017|p=20}}</ref>

Global politics (or world politics) covers all aspects of politics that affect multiple political systems, in practice meaning any political phenomenon crossing national borders. This can include [[City|cities]], nation-states, [[multinational corporation]]s, [[non-governmental organization]]s, and/or [[international organization]]s. An important element is international relations: the relations between nation-states may be peaceful when they are conducted through [[diplomacy]], or they may be violent, which is described as [[war]]. States that are able to exert strong international influence are referred to as [[superpower]]s, whereas less-powerful ones may be called [[Regional power|regional]] or [[middle power]]s. The international system of [[Power (international relations)|power]] is called the ''world order'', which is affected by the [[Balance of power (international relations)|balance of power]] that defines the degree of [[Polarity (international relations)|polarity]] in the system. [[Emerging power]]s are potentially destabilizing to it, especially if they display [[revanchism]] or [[irredentism]].

Politics inside the limits of political systems, which in contemporary context correspond to national [[border]]s, are referred to as [[domestic politics]]. This includes most forms of [[public policy]], such as [[social policy]], [[economic policy]], or [[law enforcement]], which are executed by the state [[bureaucracy]].