Dominant Force

There are two forces at work in international politics: unity and diversity. On the one hand we have the institution of the state, conducting policy and forming alliances; its effect is to divide men into competitive and potentially hostile groups. At the other extreme we have the influence of technology, which obliges men to become increasingly interdependent. Which force will become dominant ????????

Charles O. Lerche, Jr., Principles of international politics, Oxford Univ. Press, 1956