After Coronavirus: “Nuda Vita” and the “Extraordinary Power” of the Modern State

... European Union stands back and points fingers, thus underscoring its helplessness in the face of yet another triumph for national sovereignty . We can confidently state today that the nation-state remains the only subject of "extraordinary power" — a sovereign capable of defining the boundaries of the new "norm" and the subject of biopower ... ... possesses the necessary resources to exercise control, guarantee security and reallocate resources in an emergency. National governments are still in control, among numerous other functions, of the police, the emergency services, the tracking of their ...