World Government: The United Nations

There are world issues that cannot be resolved by individual states alone. Attempts of international governance were seen within the League of Nations, and now the United Nations. The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization, not a world government, but the possibility for it to transform to one is not unlikely. The United Nations has its fair share of success and failures, but whether the movement towards a world government is a good idea or not is debatable. In the case for a world government, world issues continue to move and affect people even if the UN does not. There needs to be a creation of a central world power to push change and resolutions forward. Thomas G. Weiss, from The Graduate Center, The City University of …show more content…
States are usually reluctant to use their own military because the state loses its resources, yet when states are willing to use their military, there are questions of hidden agendas (Pellicer 313). A world government dismisses the concerns of states acting with hidden agendas. The world government acts with an agenda for the world
In the case against a world government, states must give to receive and there is no assurance for a fair system. States can gain and loose with the creation of a world government. Walter Cronkite called for a world government, but he also said, “To do that, of course, we Americans will have to yield up some of our sovereignty” (Jasper 11). In order to receive the benefits of a world government, states must cooperate and fall in line to world government demands and …show more content…
On one hand, the argument for a world government is like an argument for state governments. It is beneficial to have one to prevent injustice, disasters, and to protect freedom in exchange for following laws. To be free and get the benefits of government, people must give some freedoms in exchange and it is not a bad deal. But on the other hand, there is no perfect form of government and not everyone will be satisfied with the results. Balance of power has put states on check with each other, but there is nothing to put a world government on check because it would be the top authority. Because it is much a difficult issue to tackle, I feel like world governance is the best solution for now, until a situation is big enough push the need for a world government and force the creation of it. But then, there comes the issue of acting too late. Considering the risk of acting too late, I think I am for a world government simply because the world might not be able to afford acting too late. Yes, some nations will not benefit as much as other, but the world will benefit if issues like climate change gets