Exactly. The current state of the "international security" is weak, I´d say. We have - as you said - countries that actively oppose the West, and do everything they can to destroy us, such as Syria and Iran, and there are others, who don´t support the defeat of the West, but wants to get stronger on our costs, such as China and Russia. The purpose of Mrs. Merkel´s trip was, to get the neutral Arab states on our side. She wanted to show them that we´re on the side of peace, and not necessarily against them. If we lose countries like Egypt, Saudi-Arabia, Kuwait or the UAE to the other side, we´re completely lost. Now when will Iran & Syria see that they can achieve prosperity with us and not against us? I guess they don´t seek prosperity. They seek to achieve their political goals, such as the destruction of Israel and the "Satan".
Oh, and on another note: The "international security" will be discussed on the annual conference in Munich this week (or was it next week?). Putin, Merkel, Rice and many others will attend. I haven´t lost hope, in particular not with regard to the opinions in our very own countries. When we lose our resolve, what can we hope for at all?