american the leader now or does vladimir putin get a opportunity to fill that? or does china? what damage is done to the u.s. as it steps back? >> well, people have looked to the u.s. for not only a global leadership but also moral leadership. at the moment this remains in question, which of course is allowed for other major international players to try and position themselves to fill back that situation. all of the leaders you just mentioned have ditch claims to be able to do that. the weakening of nato, the european union, the united kungdom's role if the you can of course plays to thehands of russia. but when one looks at the bigger picture today, angelo american of course has emerged as a strong leader but she's up for re-election. she has to be very careful as to