China's President Jiang Zemin has been humbled by severe floods and by an economy that has been slowing. The Asian crisis could develop into a global depression. Russia could fail in its attempt at democratic-capitalism and slip into totalitarian solution. The worldwide proliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. This vacuum of leadership can be filled by the petty dictators like Saddam and bin Laden.
Decisive leadership is needed.
It does not look encouraging.