I love the assumption that there is "a better model." This reeks of the quintessential "let's solve a problem that doesn't exist."

Here's an even better and more logical idea - for those who have concerns about the current DNS root server arrangements, what specifically are they? And what would you propose as solutions to their perceived deficiencies? Bonus points if you can raise actual technical arguments and not just feelings.

Fair point. I don't have a different idea in the current geopolitical situation.

The article very clearly suggests the current model.