Could the state reemerge post-communism?

So it's my understanding that after global capitalism is replaced by global socialism, the state may wither away as people reach a level of collaboration that would render the state redundant. It seems like this would only occur if the conditions are absolutely right, with plenty of resources to go around and practically no tribalist/reactionary tendencies among the people - but what if that were to change? What if communism won't be the 'end of history' as it's sometimes implied, but a fleeting state of certain societies not needing a state to cooperate? E.g. natural disaster may lead to a lack of resources in a certain area which may lead its people to steal resources from a smaller/weaker people group, leading that smaller people group to create a state as a tool of defense, with a strong border, military etc?