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Hydrocracy: redefining water-centric administrative borders based on hydrological features, i.e., the extent of major rivers, and the irrigation, economic, and fluvial transportation capabilities they unlock.

Less arbitrary than historical borders, and holds great explanatory power over some water-conflicted areas (such as Kashmir)

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That is definitely food for thought. It also explains why the fight for dominance at the arctic circle is heating up geopolitically.

It’s a neologism, but given that both Earth (by surface) and humans (by volume) are ~70% H₂O, it’s not much of a stretch to think of a world where water rules above all else (literally “hydrocracy”)