The question should not be whether or not a global system will come into being, because it most assuredly will.

The march of civilization has been increasing interconnectedness between various regions around the Earth. Their eventual unification under a single system of governance was almost inevitable.

The question that we should be asking is what form this system will takes, in what ways will citizens be engaged, and how can it best be used to build a viable, sustainable, productive, and just society in the future.