Astute, as usual. Global problems naturally call for global solutions. Your analogy to a ship is well taken, not only is the ship sinking, but it has more than one captain.

In the future, this represents the single largest threat to national sovereignity. Whereas in the past it was military conquest, the future may well see a 'surrender' couched in terms of a legal delegation of authority to global entities.

For larger countries, this is a concern, for smaller countries its even a greater concern inasmuch as their national individuality will dissolve like a sugar cube in a cup of coffee.

In the US, treaties are the supreme law of the land. Treaties can trump even the US Constitution. It is of concern because the US government's powers are enumerated in the Constitution, specifically delegated by the people of the United States. What happens if the US enters a Treaty which delegates power to an international agency.....problem....

Check out the debate on the Bricker Amendment:
Bricker Amendment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This isn't semantics either:
Justices Rebuff Bush and World Court - washingtonpost.com

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