<P> Further , a handful of states have moved beyond insistence on full sovereignty , and can be considered `` post-modern '' . The ability of contemporary IR discourse to explain the relations of these different types of states is disputed . `` Levels of analysis '' is a way of looking at the international system , which includes the individual level , the domestic state as a unit , the international level of transnational and intergovernmental affairs , and the global level . </P>
what is an international system in international relations
the individual level , the domestic state as a unit , the international level of transnational and intergovernmental affairs , and the global level