Yes I do believe you are starting to see the end of the nation-state. There will always be borders yet I feel that, down the road, national borders will be akin to state borders. They exists and you enter a new government arena but, at the end of the day, they mean little. It is the same with country borders. Does it really matter when you drive from one county to another. Most does we are not even aware of it.

Globalism is here to stay. That cannot be argued. Many want to turn the clock back but it is the economic model we live under. Technological, which known no geographic boundaries also is spreading. Most people who use Opera are not aware that it is owned, now, by a Chinese company. Not only that, should they care (if you believe in the spying on your browser history than you should except for the fact that all do this anyway).

A good topic to discuss.