Balkanization—big states breaking into smaller weaker states. Big Empires, Unions are breaking into smaller nations. Not really a good thing. If Austria-Hungary had survived it might have kept Hitler from dominence and prevented WW II. Soon another force will be unleased upon the world—an old one that dates back to Sargon I —Imperialism-—big states taking smaller ones and forming super states (Russia is now in this mode—China will also—but so will Brazil, and Others.
Is “Balkanization” as you call it, or Aquinas’ theory of subsidiarity and self-government, bad because the larger tyrannies will overrun the smaller?
Generally, and this is obvious to most of us, greater authority to self-govern smaller enclaves leads to greater freedom. Are you saying we should give up on that idea out of fear?