In the Cleveland State Law Review (Volume 72, Issue 1), Professor Karin Mika published an article titled The United States and the Need for an Improved Global Citizenship in the Twenty-First Century: How History Shaped Our Identity as a Nation. The article explores how the United States ascended to its current global prominence due to fortuitous geographic circumstances and historical events. It examines the extended conflicts in Europe during the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, highlighting how they allowed the United States to develop without the cyclical need for extensive reconstruction experienced by European nations.

Additionally, the article discussed the role of geographic isolation in fostering a continuity of government—a rarity in European contexts. Ultimately, Professor Mika’s work contemplates the consequences of the U.S. historical narrative, cautioning that a perpetuation of a sense of global superiority could prove detrimental both domestically and on the international stage.