International politics is a brutal and unforgiving arena, where states constantly strive to maximize their power and security.
Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.
A sober looks shows that just have the world gotten to be a better place after all; it is also grown a bit worse at the exact same rate.; a one step up, a one step back sort of cosmic balance between forward progress, and cultural retreat, that puts man kind on a bell curve of existence.