> When has global political leadership ever not been “absent”
Plenty of times in history. Consider the 20th century. Almost all of it was defined by global political leadership.
Plenty of times in history. Consider the 20th century. Almost all of it was defined by global political leadership.
Are you trying to go down the NRx rabbit hole of "World War II could have been avoided"? It's basically a Godwin's Law at this point. Most of the other conflicts you mention are actually American and Russian conflicts, so you're also falling into the trap of "America is the world".