- Question
Would a Mars colony need a fixed government?
Advanced Space capabilities are in all likelihood coming rather soon, with SpaceX’s next generation rockets at the forefront. However, exploration of how a colony will fit into the global stage has only been explored by fiction authors thus-far and not decision - makers.
Mars does not need a fixed government
This position holds that a Mars colony would not need a fixed government. It argues such a settlement would be too small to require formal governance, and that an anarchic or self-organising arrangement could suffice for so tiny a community.
Mars needs a planned separate government
This position holds that a Mars colony would need a fixed, planned government of its own. It argues that order and structure would be essential — whether the colony is governed by a company, or by a nation-state or international union exercising authority over it.