8 Introduction Everybody knows that the world has become a âglobal ...
8 Introduction Everybody knows that the world has become a âglobal ...
8 Introduction Everybody knows that the world has become a âglobal ...
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
10<br />
<strong>Introduction</strong><br />
of <strong>the</strong> present United Nations; and it would form a natural basis for wider and deeper<br />
integration in <strong>the</strong> future. A reformed NATO organization could fulfil this role. These<br />
possibilities are explored in some detail.<br />
Whe<strong>the</strong>r by this avenue or ano<strong>the</strong>r, <strong>the</strong>re is no reason why <strong>the</strong> first small steps towards<br />
<strong>world</strong> federation could not be taken quite soon. The dawning of a new millennium would<br />
provide <strong>the</strong> perfect symbolic opportunity: it depends on <strong>the</strong> vision and foresight of <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>world</strong>’s statesmen whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>that</strong> opportunity is taken or not. In <strong>the</strong> long run, at any rate, I<br />
believe <strong>that</strong> <strong>the</strong> formation of some sort of global federation is virtually inevitable.