Can there be world citizenship?

According to Elise Boulding there should be an international citizenship but because of war and excuses for war world citizenship is not possible. I believe that if every single nation in the world would establish a peace treaty allowing for peace and no war. The problem with this is that because there is a world super power according to Boulding, which is the United States. The United States has created this reputation of ruling, invading and allowing for the world to fear the United States. Currently the United States is at war with Iraq for many reasons stated in the video “Two Wars” when “Talk to an Iraqi”, allows for people of the United States to see what the war is truly about. The Iraq war is full of uncertainty. People are confused as to why the super power of the world invaded Iraq. After an unjustified invasion with confusion from the citizens they have no other choice but to make it feel OK that everyday soldiers are dying in an unnecessary war (depending on who you ask).

Boulding being a Norwegian immigrant felt the safest place was with in the innocence of Norway until WWII when Hitler invaded then Boulding came to the realization that the world was a place of fear there was no where to hide. These are the exact feelings that the citizens of the United States felt when there was a terrorist attack on September 11 on the world trade center. The subject of world peace was unthinkable from that moment on. As Generation Y experienced and learned of these events through the United States’ short history as a nation Generation Y and Boulding both have a similar characteristic, in that, these events churned out fear. In the article “The Why-Worry Generation” by Judith Warner points out that Generation Y lives in fear because “growing up in an era of almost unremitting ambient anxiety: school years spent in the shadow of Columbine, 9/11 and, lately, widespread parental job losses. Maybe chronic unease has simply raised this generation’s tolerance level for stress, leaving it uniquely well equipped to deal with uncertainty.” With that said there is little hope for an international peace. I feel it is not possible especially with the next expected great generation living in the shadows of terror.  The world will live in the shadow of fear never allowing for a world citizenship to take place especially when the most democratic nation (the United States, of course) is unable to make such an enormous decision such as, war, up for vote.