In summary, the argument by Rosenau is that power is shifting. The power through a skills revolution is essentially going to weaken the state and make citizens more powerful. The idea is that even if states and governments exist, the leaders of these institutions will essentially be followers of the citizen’s will. Though his argument is compelling and has evidence suggesting its legitimacy with human rights, and activist movements today, there are several missed points. His assumptions and choices such as the past defining the future, and that humans are by nature good and liberal led him to miss the consequences of this skills revolution. Power has shifted into the hands of terrorist organizations as well as citizens, and certain individuals
