When I was studying International Relations a couple decades ago, some paradigms were talking the end of the nation state system. Did not happen. Seemingly, some are still talking and projecting the nonsense.
Heretic! The New World Order is coming. A planet with no borders and only a single government to oversee the welfare of the people. Oh sure, some freedoms will be lost but what is that in the grand scheme of things when poverty is eliminated with a universal income for all? Diseases will be wiped out with the annual mandated omni-vaccine program. Embrace the inevitable, Komrade. Step up and receive the Mark to ensure the safety of all mankind. It’s our patriotic duty. Do it for Mother Gaia.
Major change (like the end of the nation state) will probably happen eventually, but momentum is a powerful thing and can keep obsolete institutions muddling through for decades and sometimes centuries.