There’s a rough consensus that the world is transitioning to a new order, but no one really has any idea what the world is moving toward.
I think the new world order should be international democracy and the rule of law. But, laws require enforcement and that means some kind of global government entity must be created that has the authority to enact and enforce laws.
That’s essentially the role the US has filled since the end of WWII. We have been the unofficial world police. Some people don’t want that to change, but there are a couple of reasons why it should. One, the US is unelected and unaccountable. For a state to govern legitimately, it must have the consent of the governed. Outside of NATO, and perhaps a few other countries, no consent was given to the US, nor did the US care to seek consent. Two, the US has primarily pursued our own interests, and that of our allies. That’s thuggery, not the rule of law.
Of course, what should happen and will happen aren’t necessarily the same thing, unfortunately.
I think the new world order should be international democracy and the rule of law. But, laws require enforcement and that means some kind of global government entity must be created that has the authority to enact and enforce laws.
That’s essentially the role the US has filled since the end of WWII. We have been the unofficial world police. Some people don’t want that to change, but there are a couple of reasons why it should. One, the US is unelected and unaccountable. For a state to govern legitimately, it must have the consent of the governed. Outside of NATO, and perhaps a few other countries, no consent was given to the US, nor did the US care to seek consent. Two, the US has primarily pursued our own interests, and that of our allies. That’s thuggery, not the rule of law.
Of course, what should happen and will happen aren’t necessarily the same thing, unfortunately.