Nationalism and Sovereignty
All articles in Nationalism and Sovereignty
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Fasttracking East African Federation
Young World Federalists · December 2021
East Africa’s integration efforts faced collapse due to political tensions and economic disparities. A revived East African Community now includes Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and South Sudan.
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Nationalism On The Decline
September 2021
This article tracks the recent rise of nationalist populist movements globally, noting how leaders like Trump and Bolsonaro gained power by appealing to public discontent. However, the piece concludes by detailing the subsequent wave of defeats for these nationalist forces across Europe and the United States.
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National Sovereignty under a United Federation of Nations
September 2021
A world federation need not mean world tyranny. On the American model, nations would keep their internal affairs, give up their armies to a shared democratic government, and guard against abuse with elections, divided powers and term limits.
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World Federation And The Israel-Palestine Conflict
September 2021
Occupation and nationalism between Israelis and Palestinians grow from a deeper fault: no democratic power exists to protect minorities everywhere. Only an elected world government with real force can end the conflict, and a UN Parliamentary Assembly is the place to start.
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Taxes and Sovereignty: A Complicated Relationship
Young World Federalists · July 2021
Jesus’ response to taxation defines state-church relations. The article explores taxes’ political role through history.
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The poet and the soldier
World Federalist Movement · July 2021
Soldiers often become peace activists, and soldier-poets such as Wilfred Owen convey the futility and human cost of war more powerfully than argument. Campaigners can make the case through logic and economics, but sometimes poetry says it better.
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How to Reconcile the Urge for Nationalism With the Need for Global Governance?
Young World Federalists · June 2021
Under a world federation, nations would keep flags, anthems, languages and schools, while the world level governs only what no country can govern alone, such as climate and war. Nationalists would lose nothing but their fear, and gain one more layer of identity.
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The Chinese Enigma
World Federalist Movement · June 2021
China’s evolving diplomatic approach challenges global governance norms. The article explores tensions between historical isolationism and modern assertiveness in international relations.
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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: a federalist review
Young World Federalists · May 2021
Marvel’s political series treats global problems through an American lens, never says what its Flag-Smashers want, and reduces the international system to treating refugees well. Its one useful thread is who holds power and answers for it.
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Mondial Spring 2021: Prospects for World Federalism
World Federalist Movement – Canada · March 2021
Walter Dorn tells an annual meeting that the pandemic shows why the WHO needs independent verification powers, including hospital visits without a national veto, and that the UN’s 75th anniversary opens a path to strengthening the system.
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A North American History of Peace Through Union
Young World Federalists · November 2020
The American Revolution’s legacy reveals how union resolved inter-state conflict. Peace emerged through shared purpose, not sovereignty.
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Mondial Summer 2020: Yikes! – Trump’s Middle-East “Peace Plan”
World Federalist Movement – Canada · September 2020
US President Trump’s Middle-East peace plan sparks global condemnation. The proposal threatens the two-state solution and risks creating a new form of apartheid in Palestine.
