Smart treaties: A path to binding agreements in international relations?

IF 13.3 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Technological Forecasting and Social Change Pub Date : 2025-09-16 DOI:10.1016/j.techfore.2025.124336

Niklas V. Lehmann

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Abstract

Can we create binding agreements between nations? Recently, scholars have argued that blockchain technology enables us to do so. Given that this could greatly affect the anarchical world order implied by state sovereignty, this remarkable claim is investigated thoroughly. By focusing on the technical implementation of smart contracts between nations, this article finds that the potential to create binding agreements using blockchain technology is far more limited than recently suggested.

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明智的条约：在国际关系中达成具有约束力的协议的途径？

我们能在国家之间达成有约束力的协议吗？最近，学者们认为区块链技术使我们能够做到这一点。考虑到这可能会极大地影响国家主权所隐含的无政府世界秩序，这一引人注目的主张得到了彻底的研究。通过关注国家之间智能合约的技术实施，本文发现使用区块链技术创建具有约束力的协议的潜力远比最近提出的要有限得多。

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