Humanity cannot succeed as long as the power of the people is ceded only to nationalists. Our individual security depends not just on what works to the advantage of our nation, it also depends on decision making that has regard to the security of all of humankind. That requires a layer of sensible global governance through global regulation, on top of our national constitutions and rules. We tend to accept local, state and national rules and regulations. But due to our historical norms based on historical needs we do do not accept the need for binding international rules and regulations. UN nonbinding resolutions and multilateral non-binding agreements are the only sheriffs in town at the international level. This is most definitely not in our personal security interests. Nowadays, cyberhackers, polluters and tyrants from afar are all major risks to our personal security. It takes enforceable international rules and regulations to control those risks. There are real world consequences for accepting the current mishmash of multilateral agreements that together make up today's soft world governance. Take, for just one current example, the Suez Canal. The world watches idly on as Houthi rebels disrupt shipping in the Red Sea causing a significant percentage of global sea transport to be re-routed to much longer journeys. Huge increases in shipping costs and marine emissions are the consequence, but we seem to accept we can do nothing about it. After all, these events only affect us negligibly as individuals. But this thinking has potentially devastating consequences for future generations. they rely on our policing the pollution of our global commons today. If anyone raises their head above the pulpit in this space, they will likely be shot down by a small number of social media warriors who try to control this debate by debunking calls for global governance as over-governance. But is it right to let them win the debate? Is it right to remain silent? It is time to re-visit our old opinions on this issue. It is obvious enough, now, that we can no longer rely on the few national leaders who wield power for their for their own constituents as the only source of global governance. The people of the world need to talk. We need to start talking with each other sensibly, across borders, about how respond to our common need for practical global governance.