Introduction Increased technology and communication in the world today has made interaction between human beings easier. Technology has give globalization a whole new meaning. Despite prevailing challenges, the prospect of forming a harmonious world authority, probably modeled along the idea of the United Nations is more real than ever. Issues such as race that have divided humanity for ages have taken a backseat as people interact on the basis of interests and benefits. However, the road to achieve full globalization and a functioning world government will not be achieved easily (McCarthy 1). There are steps that need to be taken and the idea may take decades before it comes to pass. On a regional scale however, integration has made huge strides that are on course to giving birth to regional federal unions. Many regional groupings such as the East African Community, European Union and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf who were set up mainly for economic reasons are quickly evolving to political outfits that in the end may form federal units. This discussion will focus on the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)’s chances of integrating to a federal union and the merits and demerits that may arise as a result of such a move. Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf The charter that establishes the GCC recognizes it as a multipurpose organization whose main mandate is to spearhead the integration of the member states to achieve unity in all fields. Members of GCC include Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Unite Arab Emirates. Though establishment of a single market was the main objective behind the formation of GCC in 1981, changing regional and international political and security dynamics have compelled the grouping to consider forming a political federation. Mostly probably due to recent events shaping politics in the Arab Peninsula, GCC members states announced on March 2012 that they group will start putting in place mechanisms to help it evolve to a confederation. It is apparent a political federation will be the ultimate destination when necessary mechanisms have been put in place. The GCC becoming one country will need to go past a singular independent entity such as the European Union that has politically sovereign states within it, to an integrated model like the United States of America that will be bound by a common supreme law and treaties establishing the union. While the above process is likely to take some time, it is possible and the new country is likely to reap benefits from it. Merits of a GCC political federation Large federal organizations like the United States have semi-autonomous units that govern themselves although the federal government holds authority over them (Lombaerde et al. 172). Such an arrangement for the GCC will come with numerous benefits. McCarthy says that such political unions eliminate the “smallness” that many countries feel when dealing with more established peers on the international front (1). The economy of the GCC will stand to gain most from a GCC country. This is because, the country will have a single economic system shaped by federal laws that wi