History and geopolitics only look stable over short periods of time. Look over any 100 year period at any region, and you'll find cruelty, injustice, wars. You

History and geopolitics only look stable over short periods of time. Look over any 100 year period at any region, and you'll find cruelty, injustice, wars. You'll see metastable statii quo, which hold against all odds, but only for so long. You'll also see hope, perseverance, prevailing against evil. Does an independent Taiwan right next to budding superpower China look stable? Not really. But then, Soviet Union looked like it's taking over the world a fair few times, not to mention Japan, or actual one-time superpowers UK and France. Or Italy, Spain, Germany... Lots of reasons to be alarmed and distressed, no reason to panic and give up.