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Keith Suter
Suter, Keith
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Suter, KeithManaging Director, Global Directions; Fellow, World Academy of Art & Science |
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Managing Director, Global Directions; Fellow, World Academy of Art & Science
Keith Suter is the Managing Director of the Global Directions think tank. He is an economic and social commentator, strategic planner, author and broadcaster. As a broadcaster, he appears on Australian radio an average of once per day. He is the TV Channel 7 "Sunrise" Foreign Affairs Editor. He is also a foreign policy analyst for Sky TV Australia. After completing his graduation in international relations, economics and international law he obtained his doctorates in international law of guerrilla warfare, international political economy of the arms race and scenario planning. He teaches political science on the Sydney international campus of Boston University, USA. He is the Director of Studies of the Australian Branch of the International Law Association.
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
The Future of the Nation-state in an Era of Globalization
( Global Governance & Democracy ), ( Knowledge, Science & Values ), ( Global Governance & Law )
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Abstract
This article uses the scenario planning technique to examine the future of the current nation-state system. Scenario 1: “Steady State” argues that despite all the talk of global governance, the basic nation-state structure will remain; it may have its problems but it is the best of the options. Scenario 2: “World State” is based on there being no purely national solutions to transnational problems, and so governments have to work together through some form...