Iran, Iraq, and Europe

Iran and Iraq are getting closer. This is part of a global process: Nations want more power. So they make alliances with other nations. But in doing so, they have to cope with groups that have traditionally had different views. So they must compromise and be flexible. So far from making a giant, iron clad super-state, we see more and more freedom at the local level.

For example, I live in Scotland. The Scottish Nationalist Party wants independence from England, but England will never allow it. However, England is now part of Europe, and Europe is more confident and more used to compromise. So the SNP has the policy goal of "Independence Within Europe." Large superstates make local independence more likely, not less.

This is just one way that "choose your own government" could evolve. There are several other routes - see the land rent site for details.