A confederation is a loose union of independent states where the central government is able to act only in limited powers. This is how the United States functioned under the Articles of Confederation.
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A loose union of independent states is a confederation. In a confederation, each member state retains its sovereignty and independence while agreeing to work together on certain matters, such as defense or trade. Examples of confederations include the European Union and the Confederate States of America.
This loose collection of states is known as a confederation. In a confederation, member states retain sovereignty and delegate limited powers to a central authority for common interests. An example of a confederation is the European Union before the Treaty of Lisbon.
The disadvantage of the Commonwealth of Independent States is that it has no real reason for existence. The C.I.S is a loose association of states formed 8 December 1991 after the Soviet Union fell apart; it was primarily an economic association designed to keep trade flowing between the former USSR republics. Managed by Russia, the C.I.S claims the power to coordinate security, legal systems, and trade, however in 2013-2014 Ukraine and Moldova announced their intentions to leave the C.I.S., with Ukraine looking to join the E.U. and NATO.
Kazakhstan is an independent country, they became an independent nation in 1991 when the Soviet Union broke up.
The United Arab Emirates is the gulf state that is a combination of seven independent states, known as emirates, each with its own ruler. Each emirate has its own unique characteristics and governance structure, but they come together to form the federation of the UAE.
The main political difference between the Union and Confederacy was over the issue of states' rights versus federal authority. The Confederacy believed in the sovereignty of individual states and their right to secede from the Union, while the Union believed in a strong federal government and the preservation of the Union. This fundamental difference ultimately led to the Civil War.