Macromulticellularity

The fact that countries fight to capture/absorb more territory/resources into their domain

is a symptom of the (self/prize/recognition/fear)-centered perspective that still dominates nations' politics.

It means the nation believes itself to be the owner,

the author of the choices of its regions and citizens,

and not their steward.

A successful predator,

and not an attentive caretaker.

The former has succeeded and passively relishes on its soon-neglected trophies,

while the latter is on active duty - in living, growing engagement with its parts.

In a balanced system,

Land and citizens are not conquered and prized possessions of the nations,

but are voluntary contributors to the well-being of their overarching domains,

for the benefit of themselves and of their neighbors,

with the knowledge that all together

can each of them be better off

than all of them apart.

Macromulticellularity.

And when this is not the case,

let the peoples split and shift

until we learn

what we have not yet learned.