Issue Watch point: global governance must absorb networked states and states without territory

Summary

This issue is the second watch point in the report's story about statehood and citizenship, and it puts the burden on institutions. Global governance structures may need to adapt in order to include networked states and digital nations. The report says these categories could encompass states annexed in war. They could also include states that disappear because of climate change, as in Tuvalu's request to be recognised as a digital state. Existing international arrangements are built around territorial states and may not easily accommodate such entities. The watch point signals that questions of recognition and representation could become pressing.