By this time, only countries too small or too poor to support further divisions have maintained their National Identity. The US, Germany, Canada, Russia, China, Japan, and many others have all dissolved into self-governed sub-regions.

The institutions of globalism and multi-nationalism had taken a savage pounding between 2005 and 2009, yet they still have adherents and considerable resources. Money, gold, diamonds, stockpiled commodities and even arms are available to these special interest groups.

Out of the ashes of the United Nations, a new organization begins to form… Many of the world’s new semi-autonomous regions meet secretly over a period of weeks, culminating in an unexpected announcement heralding the formation of the “World Market”. As details are released it becomes apparent that many former UN Diplomats as well as key figures in Industry and Commerce fully understood the disaster of the UN’s demise. They had since been working clandestinely towards filling the void it had left. At first the World Market is regarded with nothing short of contempt, but then comes a Press Release that changes everyone’s perspective…