I dispute that the project of extended ethnic kinship in pan-nationalist terms has to be accomplished by national intellectuals to present a strong case of ethnic claims on global arena. Finally, I think intercultural communication reaching the stage of international cooperation is in its turn crucial precondition for sustainability of this overarching identity itself and, consequently, of ethnic identities.
Veerandsada aastat tagasi nentis Zbigniew Brzezinski (1971), et ameeriklased kipuvad reageerima rahvusküsimustele N. Liidus ''salates probleemi olemasolu ja kui see enam pole võimalik, väites, et probleem parem ärgu eksisteerigu".