Globalism v. Internationalism

Nations, I think, would never succeed in designing globalisation, though I believe it would be the default destination of human evolution. A nation propagates the dismantling of barriers only when it has an edge versus the rest in competitiveness. Moreover, a powerful nation may disregard fairness in honouring intellectual rights and trade norms with impunity. Though one can propagate democracy in international relations theoretically or rhetorically, it is not feasible practically. A nation can only ensure its interests through good economic policy domestically and by entering layered bilateral pacts and multilateral arrangements. There is only limited scope for globalisation in the world though it should be promoted; nations can only have better internationalism suiting their national interests as well as global good. Globalisation needs goodwill which interstate interfaces hardly generate, whereas internationalism needs tacts, which every country deploys. If they skillfully act in pursuing their own good, they would be promoting internationalism and thus globalism incrementally. If most nations act rationally, it would become the operating logarithm of the world, without which no country be able to carry out its international business. The problem is that those countries that fail domestically also fail the fair global order. 

Niraj Kumar Jha 

The Need for Internationalism

No nation is an isolated island. A troubled nation causes troubles for every nation. And, any lapse in any part of the world is an international hazard. This is the time for greater internationalism. The pandemic is a horrific warning, and we cannot wait for a bigger calamity. Already, the environmental crisis threatens the very existence of mankind. The nations of the world need to unite and enforce internationalism. We must have effective international agencies to monitor the affairs of the world.

Niraj Kumar Jha

The WWII Internationalism

The internationlaism, which grew out of the the great war during the  later part of the twentieth century, is dying now. I don't think that it would be appropriate to say that it survived the Cold War. Rather I find that the Cold War was imbedded into its logic. Teh internationalism was more a design for global domination by a few powers than about the  pursuit of global good. Now the order is crumbling primiarily because of its own inherent cotradictions, and by the rise of another power, seeking global hegemony, and ethnic resurgences everywhere. It's high time for democracies and freedom loving people from all over the world to unite and work for a new internationalism facilitating freedoms all over the world. Otherwise, the world is going to face weakened resolve and agency for fighting global crises and check the rise of evil forces. 

Niraj Kumar Jha