Patchwork city states ? With State capacity decline and movement of decentralization how probable is it that we see something like sov corp city states emerging ? First through corporations providing private security (I think this is already the case in Brazil to some extent) eve... posted 3mo ago with 6 replies (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 7.4 7.4 Patchwork city state (view hidden) log in to judge received 7.4 7.4 That is all fair but don't centralized declining empires eventually turn into decentralized declining ones ? I fail to see how States can maintain current levels of penetration and extension of power given demographic trends, state expenditures, debt to GD... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 6.0 6.0 That is all fair but (view hidden) log in to judge received 6.0 6.0
