(I share most of your disapproval of the capture of our institutions and redirec

(I share most of your disapproval of the capture of our institutions and redirection of the postwar strategy for internationalization of cosmopolitainism. I don’t share your optimism in multi-polarity, nor in the chances of RU/IR/CN. As far as I can tell, the age of empires ends with the age of federations. And the urge for self determination will continue whether to resist the MENA in eurasia, sustain MENA in eurasia, to sustain resurgent authoritarianism in South America, and to accomodate coming crises in africa will eventually play out as a return to 19th century trade patterns, the conflict of civilizations, and ever increasing differences between IQ of ADVANCEABLE high trust and un-advanceable low trust countries.)