In the past human beings used to be responsible for their fate. Today they seem to have put a great part of their power in the hands of technology and machines. These machines are now able to develop their own mechanisms, so that they could be independent from human beings' expectations. The prophets of Globalization predict it is coming like a flood and no dams can stop it. Weapons' technology is beyond imagination.
Any country has the ability to have or even use the atomic bomb.
Peace makers and war makers are one and the same. Consumption is the backbone of today's economy. Raping the environment is the only way to keep the wheel of economy in motion. How the future will look like, I have no clue. There are enough reasons to be scared, but I am not.