@nds The overall direction of politics in the world is not looking good. It's looking like the precursors to the world wars of the last century. Rising nationalism, intolerance and scapegoating of minorities together with dismantling of welfare systems and the passing of laws which undermine the basic rights which in past times counteracted authoritarian tendencies. A world war in this century would quite likely mean the end of the human species, since there are still more than enough nuclear weapons around.