Unwillingness to sacrifice political power

The unwillingness to surrender political power for the sake of larger social units in the face of increasingly global demands jeopardizes unified attempts at world wide solutions. International crime, and drug trafficking, the environment, regulation of multinational businesses and other transnational issues are being attacked piecemeal or ineffectively.

1. Habitual overemphasis on national self-determination
2. Failure to sacrifice any personal advantage

1. Reluctance of leaders to relinquish power

1. Static power patterns
2. Regional imbalance of power
3. Government limitations
4. Compromise as a betrayal of principles

1. Megalomania

1. Sacrificing political power

1. Unwillingness
2. Self-sacrifice
3. Sacrifice
4. Power