Benefits of a United World vs a Divided World:

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https://www.swatiraoshiv.com/policy-papers/from-division-to-unity-a-psychoneuroimmunology-informed-policy-brief-for-gl

Background and Rationale

Human civilization has historically evolved by moving from fragmentation toward unity. Tribes unified into states, states unified into nations, and nations are now economically, technologically, and informationally interdependent. Yet global governance structures remain fragmented, leading to persistent conflict, misuse of resources, and stagnation in collective well-being.

This policy paper argues that unity among nations is the next inevitable and necessary stage of human development, not as a loss of sovereignty but as an elevation of shared responsibility. A coordinated global framework can significantly reduce armed conflict, prevent misuse of weapons, stabilize economies, and improve human happiness and psychological well-being.

Historical Progression of Unity

• Early human societies existed as isolated tribes with distinct belief systems.
• Economic growth and governance needs led to the formation of states.
• States united under nations to prevent internal conflict and resource wastage.
• National unity successfully reduced inter-state wars and increased accountability.

Policy implication: What worked at the state–nation level must now be scaled to the nation–global level.

The Persistence of Global Division

Despite globalization, humanity remains divided along:

• religion
• caste and class
• language
• nationality
• ideological doctrines

While these divisions support identity-based markets and political authority, they undermine psychological unity, emotional security, and collective intelligence.

The Role of Technology in Unifying Humanity

The Internet as a De Facto Unifier

The internet has already:

• unified communication across nations
• enabled shared knowledge systems
• created global economic interdependence
• dissolved geographical and cultural isolation

This digital unity demonstrates that human collaboration is no longer constrained by borders.

Economic and Informational Integration

Global markets now function as a single system. Conflicts between nations disrupt:

• supply chains
• innovation ecosystems
• employment stability
• collective prosperity

Policy implication: War between nations in a digitally unified economy is structurally obsolete.

War as an Old Governance Model

Parallels with Inter-State Conflict

Just as states once engaged in wars before national governance:

• nations now engage in wars due to lack of effective supranational accountability

States no longer wage wars because:

• they answer to national authorities
• conflict wastes shared resources
• governance mechanisms enforce restraint

Psychological and Spiritual Costs

War produces:

• long-term trauma
• generational stress transmission
• collective fear conditioning
• unresolved psychological and spiritual distress

From a psychoneuroimmunological perspective, chronic global conflict sustains collective stress hormones, weakening societal resilience and health.

A Strengthened Council of Nations like The United Nations  

If all the nations are represented under a council of members which has a strong leader from each country , it will help more than defending illusory walls . Before inter planetary contact can be envisaged, more unity has to be displayed on this planet  for buffering any attack and moving toward interplanetary peace . Broken sticks can easily be crushed but not a united force. 

Structure

• A democratically represented Global Council of Nations
• Equal representation of sovereign nations
• Enforceable conflict-resolution mechanisms
• Transparent accountability frameworks

This structure does not abolish national sovereignty but coordinates responsibility.

A United International Peace and Security Framework

• A unified international peace force
• Prevention of arms smuggling and barter trade in weapons
• Stronger deterrence against terrorist networks
• Reduced dependence on national militarization

Economic Reorientation: From Destruction to Development

The Cost of the Weapons Economy

Weapons manufacturing constitutes a significant portion of global trade but:

• generates no productive human value
• drains scientific and technological energy
• perpetuates cycles of destruction

Maintaining massive military infrastructures for self-defence, only to dismantle them through conflict, represents dead economic energy.

Benefits of Economic Unity

A cooperative global economy would:

• reduce monopolistic dominance
• create equitable opportunities for small and medium enterprises
• prioritize innovation in health, education, and sustainability
• replace territorial competition with shared intelligence

Resistance to Change: Lessons from History

Human progress has repeatedly faced resistance:

• electricity
• telecommunications
• modern healthcare
• public sanitation

Innovators were often opposed or destroyed due to fear of disruption. Competition replaced collaboration not due to lack of demand, but due to resistance to systemic change.

Policy implication: Global unity faces similar resistance—but history