A Nationalist United States of America

Nation states should have more power than ever before in history. But global problems, from climate change to poverty, challenge the abilities of nation-states. Groups that despise nation-state control take advantage of any vacuum. Leaders of the nation-state no longer have exclusive control of mass communication, and the internet has shifted more power to anyone who can capture mass attention. Multinational corporations, nongovernmental organization, terrorist groups – and even individuals – compete to present ideas to the world. “Many nation-states have preferred to hold on to the imaginary powers of sovereignty instead of opting to act in concert for the sake of facing mounting challenges,” write Terence Chong and Joergen Oerstroem Moeller in a two-part series for National Interest Online. So now rogue states along with terrorist groups increasingly challenge authority of even the most powerful of nations. A system of governance, national and transnational, is required. Chong and Oerstroem Moeller conclude that the global security cannot withstand “increasingly weakened nation-states, emboldened non-state actors and US nationalism defending its own interests at the expense of global stability.” – YaleGlobal