My personal impression is, after the continuum of War on Terror, Arab Spring, Syria, and deglobalization, this line of events have already destroyed the moral a

My personal impression is, after the continuum of War on Terror, Arab Spring, Syria, and deglobalization, this line of events have already destroyed the moral authorities and credibility of major Western powers (which are established post-Coldwar) in the world for your average Joe, these facts are frequently used by propagandists, the rise of popularity of Sputnik and RT is a obvious manifestation of that. I'm not claiming that the post-Coldwar world order and globalization was just, of course it was not. But the total collapse of the previous system is not something without serious consequences. I could only hope that the current failures are "only" a temporary stagnation with limited conflicts and damages, that this situation is merely a transitional period, and could be soon solved peacefully by the next technological innovations. On the other hand, if it's not true, I can only hope it's not a repetition of pre-World War I history.