Key insights

• ❌ The decline of the British Empire led to the consideration of an imperial federation, but the idea failed to gain support.
• 🌍 Civilization states are resurfacing in global politics with regional powers embracing their civilizational identity.
• 💪 Kansich could potentially form an economic and military powerhouse with global influence.
• 🔗 Australia and New Zealand have close agreements for freedom of movement, labor, goods, and services, providing a framework for Kansaic.
• 💰 The economic realities pose challenges for Kansaic, making trade reorientation costly and affecting domestic industries.
• ⚓ Kansaic's lack of logistics and naval capabilities makes it reliant on the United States for security, rendering its proposed purpose obsolete in the context of America's power.
• 🤝 Kansaic might be a valuable ally for America in the 21st century amid China's growth.
• 🏛️ Centralized capital and sovereignty sacrifices, akin to the EU, present barriers to the federation.

Q&A

• What is the potential role of the United States in the context of Kansic?

  Kansic's purpose becomes obsolete in the context of America's power, as it lacks logistics and naval capabilities and is reliant on the United States for security. However, Kansic could be a valuable ally for America in the 21st century amid China's growth.

• What are the barriers to the formation of Kansic?

  The formation of Kansic faces barriers such as the lack of central planning, the impracticality of reorienting trade, and the necessity of centralized capital and sovereignty sacrifices similar to those seen in the EU. Additionally, Kansic's reliance on the United States for security and its lack of logistics and naval capabilities pose significant barriers to its formation and success.

• Are there existing agreements that could serve as a framework for Kansic?

  Australia and New Zealand have close agreements for freedom of movement, labor, goods, and services, which could provide a framework for Kansic. However, extending these agreements to include the UK and Canada may pose logistical and economic challenges.

• What are the challenges and benefits of Kansic?

  Challenges include the lack of a shared tax mechanism, distinct economic and political realities among the member countries, and the potential impact on domestic industries and trade. However, Kansic has the potential to form a powerful economic and military coalition with global influence.

• What historical precedent does Kansic draw from?

  The concept is a reimagining of the imperial federation idea that emerged due to the decline of the British Empire. While the imperial federation failed to gain support, Kansic seeks to create an economic and military powerhouse by uniting predominantly white settler states with discussions on free movement, trade, and shared heritage.

• What is Kansic?

  Kansic is a proposed federation of anglophone states, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK, intended to address the UK's uncertain future post-Brexit and create a powerful coalition with global influence. The concept is sponsored by trends.co.

• 00:00 The United Kingdom is facing an uncertain future and is considering a federation of anglophone states called Kansic, involving Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK, as a post-Brexit solution. This concept is being sponsored by trends.co.
• 02:05 The decline of the British Empire led to the consideration of an imperial federation, but the idea failed to gain support. Now, civilization states are making a comeback in global politics, with regional powers emphasizing their civilizational identity in framing domestic and foreign policy.
• 04:25 The idea of Kansich is a reimagining of an imperial federation including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK, with discussions on free movement, trade, and shared heritage. It would form an economic and military powerhouse with potential global influence.
• 06:40 Australia and New Zealand have close agreements for freedom of movement, labor, goods, and services, which could serve as a framework for Kansaic, but drawbacks exist without a shared tax mechanism and a meaningful economic and political federation.
• 09:00 The economic realities make reorientation of trade costly. Even if a free trade zone is formed, domestic industries would be affected. A security pact would be needed for physical survival, but geographical reach would outweigh capacities. Centralized capital and sovereignty sacrifices akin to EU are barriers.
• 11:16 Kansaic's fundamental flaw is its lack of logistics and naval capabilities, making it reliant on the United States for security. The proposed federation's purpose becomes obsolete in the context of America's power.