I offer the following purely as a thought experiment. I suppose it’s more of a leftward proposal, and, thus may be deemed unsuitable for this blog. I’m hoping that it may be viewed simply as a theoretical proposal to initiate thoughtful discussion of pros and cons.
I think that it would be advantageous to form some sort of global confederation of the primary English-speaking nations:
UK, USA, Canada, Australia, NZ. We all have a similar heritage and basically compatible cultures. Sure, we are the most conservative of the bunch, but not so much more so that we are an odd man out. We’ve certainly got more in common with Canadians, Brits, Kiwis, and Aussies than Germans have with the French, Italians, and Spaniards.
Together, we’d have the economic clout to stay ahead of China as well as enjoy a large advantage in natural resources, arable farmland, marine resources, etc.
I wish that there were some bold political leaders who have the capacity to think ahead to what is happening to the world.
Consolidation. It’s been happening in corporate America for the past 20 years. I think that we’d benefit on a forward-looking geopolitical level by doing the same.