December 2000 Vol.3, No. 10

Contents What Lies Ahead for U.S. Leadership?    by Darris McNeely U.S. Election Crisis - End of Political Stability?    by Melvin Rhodes World Watches U.S. Post- Election Predicament    by Cecil Maranville The Perfect Prophetic Storm    by Mario Seigle In Brief...World News Review     by Darris McNeely,    Cecil E. Maranville    John Ross    Ross Schroeder This is the Way...One Moment in Time    by Robin Webber Dec '00 WNP Main What Lies Ahead for U.S. Leadership? The next four years could bring some dramatic challenges for America's leadership role in the world. The next president will face the consequences of missed opportunities during the 1990s. by Darris McNeely Every farmer understands the importance of seed corn. It is the best of the seed, which is cultivated for future crop production. Without good seed corn, prepared in advance, succeeding harvests will diminish in yield. In international relations, this concept is helpful in understanding where America stands in todayÇs world. As we move into a new century, the reins of American power will transfer in a few weeks. Now is a time to assess the previous decade and understand what events the next few years may bring. Has a measure of AmericaÇs "seed corn" been squandered in recent years? Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0012/index.htm Related Information on UCG Sites: Table of Contents that includes "What Lies Ahead for U.S. Leasership?" Other Articles by Darris McNeely Terrorism vs U.S.: _Key to the Middle East-Seek First to Understand _Islamic Extremists Attack the West in Many Countries _What Lies Ahead for U.S. Leadership? _America's Good Samaritans: Selfless Sacrifice and Heroism _Has World War III Already Begun? _America at a Dangerous Crossroads Iraq: _End-Time Scenario Not Possible Until Now _A Gathering Storm _World News Review September/October 1999 _World News Review Feb 2002 _Book Review: Statecraft by Margaret Thatcher _Still Not Fully Realized -- The West Is Fighting for Its Survival _When Is Enough...Enough? _Restoration: Will One Good Man Stand Up? _A Week to Remember _What Will Be in 2003? _A Moment of Decision _Toppling the Image of Evil _Middle East Amnesty Produces Chaos _Restoration: Will We Heed the Warning? _Democracy Is More Than a Word _World News Review May 2004 _Restoration...'We Proceeded On' _The Cost of Immorality in the War on Terror _'Let Freedom Reign' _A Growing Confederacy Against Modern Israel _Pride of America's Power: Approaching the Breaking Point? _Will Iraq Be America's Suez? _World News Review January 2007 _Anger Mounts Following 1991 Gulf War _Behind the Headlines ... America vs. Iraq or America vs. the World? _Letters From Our Readers - Nov/Dec 2002 _From the Editor - Good News Magazine Mar/Apr 2003 _After Iraq, What Next? _Iraq and the Middle East: A Century of Turmoil Continues _Iraq's Liberation: A Foretaste for the Entire World _Will Democracy Work in the Middle East? _Terror Attacks Planned From Iraq? _Major International Challenges Confront President Bush's Second Term _World News and Trends - Jan/Feb 2006 _Will America Run Away From Iraq? _World News and Trends - September/October 2006 _World News and Trends - November/December 2006 Leadership: _In Search of Heroic Leadership _World Watches U.S. Post-Election Predicament _Leadership Under Siege Around the World _Seeking Security in a Dangerous Age _What Is True Leadership? _Nehemiah: Portrait of a Leader _Moses: Leader of a Nation _What Is Godly Rulership? _Leadership: A Biblical Perspective _Moral Leadership: Does It Really Matter? _A Good Soldier _Morality in Government: A Worldwide Crisis _Could Jesus Christ Be Elected President? _Where Have All the Leaders Gone? _A Lesson in Leadership From a Much-Loved Lady _Will A New Leader Solve Our Problems? _A Contrast in Leadership _Dictatorships: Why Are They So Common? _World-Transforming Leadership _What's the Key to Real Leadership? _Are You a Leader? _Golda Meir and Deborah the Judge _The Heart of a King _Exceptional Leadership Practices _Molding Your Personality for Leadership _Noah: A True Noncomformist _Join the Few, the Called, the Chosen _Leadership... Is It for You? _Too Young to Lead? _Does Unfaithfulness Disqualify Leaders? _What is Hope? _Lesson in Wisdom _Christian Leadership Should be Y2K Compatible _Great Leaders Knew Their Source _What Can We Learn From a Rooster? _Nehemiah: A Leader for All Time _Please Take the Lead _Finding a Mentor _Do You Want to Join the Club? Middle East: _King Hussein's Uncertain Legacy _World News Review January 2000 _World News Review February 2001 _The Coming Intervention in the Middle East _Next on the Agenda: Mideast Peace _Iran: Why Part of the "Axis of Evil"? _Understanding Al Jazeera _Thousand-Year-Old Lessons From the Crusades for Today _Introduction (ME) _The Creation of the Modern Middle East _A Rising Tide of Arab Nationalism _The Middle East: Worlds in Collision _When Will Peace Come to the Middle East? _U.S. Election-Year Challenges Beyond President's Control _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Nov/Dec 1996 _World News and Trends - Jan/Feb 1998 _When Will the Middle East Find Peace _What Prevents Peace in the Middle East? _Searching for a Mideast Peace _Seeing the World Scene Realistically _Spiritual Warfare Behind the Scenes _The North-South Struggle for the Middle East _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jul/Aug 2002 _2003: The Storm Clouds Gather _World News and Trends - Sep/Oct 2003 _The 'Road Map' to Peace: Doomed From the Start? _2004: The World's Superpower Faces Powerful Challenges _The Middle East in Conflict: How Will It End? _Some Things Don't Change _World News and Trends - January/February 2007 _World News and Trends - January/February 2008 _When Will the Middle East Find Peace? Russia: _Fascism Returns to Europe _May They Rest in Peace _World News Review September/October 1998 _Russia's Dangerous Nuclear Arsenal _World News Review Jan. 1999 _World News Review February 1999 _World News Review March 1999 _World News Review July 1999 _What to Watch to Discern the Times _Will Russia Win in Chechnya? _Russia's Time of Troubles _Germany and Russia-Shifting Balance of Power _World News Review Dec 2003 _Seeing It With Your Own Eyes _Russian Resurgence in a Unipolar World _Europe's Growing Energy Worries _North Korea's Nuclear Blast: What Does It Mean? _Five Significant Trends of 2006 _International Power Shifts Threaten the Western World _What's Ahead for America? _Exit President Putin, Enter Prime Minister Putin _Georgia on Moscow's Mind _Syria, Small but Significant _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - May/Jun 1997 _World News and Trends - Nov/Dec 1998 _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jan/Feb 1999 _What Should We Watch to Discern the Times? _An Overview of Conditions Around the World Nov/Dec 1999 _Are We on the Threshold of a New Age? _World News and Trends - Jan/Fen 2000 _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Sep/Oct 2000 _Russia's Time of Trouble _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jan/Feb 2001 _World News and Trends - Nov/Dec 2005 _North Korean Nukes: What's Next? _World News and Trends - September/October 2007 _The Russian Bear Has Awakened _World News and Trends - September/October 2008 _World News & Trends Jan 2009 U.S. power: _The Panama Canal: A Sea Gate Changes Hands _After Kosovo - What Then? _Panama: Another Major Sea Gate Relinquished _Another Sea Gate Threatened? _World News Review Nov 2001 _Imagine a World Without the United States _World's Greatest Nation? _America's Growing Isolation _What Do You Know -- and What Will You Do? _The Coming Clash Between Europe and America _A Reluctant Empire _The Global Reach of America and Britain -- Prophesied in the Bible? _Why America? _Is This the End of the American Empire? _Intelligence Failure -- From Listening to the Wrong People? _U.S. Troop Withdrawals -- What Do They Mean? _Anti-American Sentiment Increases in South America _Pride of America's Power: How Long Will It Last? _Is American Isolationism on the Rise? _Who Will Be the Next Superpower? (2008) _God Blessed America _Is America Living Up to God's Standards? _The Wealth of a Nation _What Will the Next President Face? _Farewell to America as a Financial World Power _Britain and the United States Inherit Joseph's Birthright _Symbolism Abounds in Transfer of Hong Kong _After Kosovo: Power Shift Taking Place? _How Significant Is the Race for the White House? (2000) _Who Will Be the Next Superpower? _America's Astounding Destiny: Rise to Greatness _Behind the Headlines - A World Without the United States _One Year After Sept. 11: What Have We Learned? _America and Britain's Global Reach -- Prophesied in the Bible? _Our World Is Rapidly Changing - in Ways Foretold by Bible Prophecy _World News and Trends - July/August 2006 _The Rise and Fall of Empires _World News and Trends - November/December 2007 _When Nations Fall _World News & Trends March/April 2009 _Could the Dollar Fall? _World News & Trends: November/December 2009 _Could America Be Replaced as the Global Superpower? _World News & Trends January 2010 _Global Political Trends Threaten America's World Leadership Search Our Site Key Subjects Index General Topics Index Biblical References Index Good News Magazine Index Booklets and All Literature Index Home Page of this site