> What sort of organizing principle would the world have then? I haven't seen anything historically like that The Hanseatic League was a federation of free-tra

> What sort of organizing principle would the world have then? I haven't seen anything historically like that The Hanseatic League was a federation of free-trading market towns along the North Sea and Baltic Sea coastlines. [1] A number of people have suggested that cities (and federations of cities) may become more of a focus as a political unit in the medium term over the nation state. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanseatic_League https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanseatic_League