There will be a very high initial investment cost for space colonies and any other permanent space infrastructure due to the high cost of getting into space. However, proponents argue that the long-te ...
Survival of human civilization Main article: Space and survivalThe primary argument that calls for space colonization as a first-order priority is as insurance of the survival of human civilization, b ...
Space colonization (also called space settlement, or extraterrestrial colonization) is permanent human habitation outside of Earth.Many arguments have been made for space colonization. The two most co ...
Main article: United Nations Parliamentary AssemblyEmblem of the United Nations Parliamentary Assembly.A United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) is a proposed addition to the United Nations Syste ...
Main article: Regional organizationMain article: Supranational unionA map indicating some of the world's supranational unions.The only union generally recognized as having achieved the status of a sup ...
As of 2014, there is no functioning global international military, executive, legislature, judiciary, or constitution, with jurisdiction over the entire planet.The Earth is divided geographically and ...
Francisco de Vitoria Main article: Francisco de VitoriaEarly father of international law, Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483 – 1546) is considered the "founder of global political philosophy." De Vitoria ...
World government is the notion of a single common political authority for all of humanity.Currently there is no worldwide military, executive, legislature, judiciary, or constitution with jurisdiction ...
Main article: List of globalization-related journalsKey academic journals examining globalization include:AntipodeDevelopment and ChangeEconomic GeographyGlobalization and HealthGlocalism: Journal of ...
Reactions to processes contributing to globalization have varied widely with a history as long as extraterritorial contact and trade. Philosophical differences regarding the costs and benefits of such ...
Global business organization Main article: International businessWith improvements in transportation and communication, international business grew rapidly after the beginning of the 20th century. Int ...
There are both distal and proximate causes which can be traced in the historical factors affecting globalization. Large-scale globalization began in the 19th century.Archaic Animated map showing the d ...
Humans have interacted over long distances for thousands of years. The overland Silk Road that connected Asia, Africa, and Europe is a good example of the transformative power of translocal exchange t ...
Globalisation (or globalization) is the process of international integration arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas, and other aspects of culture. Advances in transportation and ...
While there have been huge benefits to society from the digital revolution, especially in terms of the accessibility of information, there are a number of concerns. Expanded powers of communication an ...
