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I do see world war III may cause the unity of most nations. That would put all of us at great risk because we would be 3 different groups the neutral and the 2 fighting. which will cause a type of unity ,but at what cost?

I’m wondering if even in the case of some existential threat or another, united humanity might still bicker, squabble and downright backstab amongst itself due to both a) disagreements over how best to manage things—i.e. irreconcilable cultural differences, for example—and b) human nature in general. So, as much as I’d like to one day be proven wrong, I have a hard time believing that we’ll form something as seemingly coherent and utopian as the United Federation of Planets from Star Trek.

As such, I’m also curious as to what points in time we’re talking about here? Maybe we can’t narrow down a precise date at the moment, but a one-world government sure doesn’t sound like a reasonable proposition anytime soon (barring something ASB happening in real life, perhaps). I’m sure that’s why this thread is in ‘Future History’ in the first place, of course, but still.

How do you figure when it comes to that specific time frame, if I may ask?

Alright, then. By that, do you mean different countries acting as provinces governed by one, supreme global authority?

Because I’ skeptical of the idea that we’ll get a unitary world government even within the next few centuries, such as the pronounced differences in culture and local interests between separate societies.

Yeah, I’d have figured such. As I asked before, though, what about a loose federation comprised of vastly different “nation-provinces”, though?

Ah; I see. Out of curiosity, are there any services that this stronger, future United Nations would provide as a whole (i.e. a local military), rather than individual nation-states doing so?

Though, I suppose that different countries might field local defense forces or “National Guard” organizations of their own, at least for a while.