> having the world Balkanized That makes it sound like such a division is something that is happening now, being _done to_ the world, even. Rather, of course,

> having the world Balkanized That makes it sound like such a division is something that is happening now, being _done to_ the world, even. Rather, of course, the world _is_ already diverse like that, and what is happening, if anything, is a homogenisation.