This is my first post, I hope to have some good conversations here

Seeing this thread got me to thinking again about a topic I am interested in - the future of our world.

When will the interconnectedness become so prevalent that the creation of a global government will be necessary for the survival of the human race? Right now we have us (America), the EU, the Middle Eastern nations, and Asia (specifically China) beefing up for the future. Now is the chance (I feel) to start talking about global cooperation. But of course, it will be a long time before such an idea would actually be put into practice... There will probably be a power struggle between those nations. And who knows if a global government is what people want, it could just be me :p If anyone has any thoughts, maybe we should start a new thread?
-kash