World Leader Power Rankings

Here's the new power rankings of world leaders. The last one was posted on November 6.

Rank	Leader	Country	Previous Rank
1	Xi Jiangping	China	1
2	Vladimir Putin	Russia	2
3	Jacinda Ardern	New Zealand	3
4	Recep Tayyip Erdogan	Turkey	9
5	Abiy Ahmed	Ethiopia	5
6	Kim Jong-un	North Korea	7
7	Justin Trudeau	Canada	Not Ranked
8	Mokgweetsi Masisi	Botswana	Not Ranked
9	Nana Akufo-Addo	Ghana	Not Ranked
10	Joao Lourenco	Angola	Not Ranked

1. China's main problem has been the trade war with the U.S., which has hurt the U.S> much harder. But tensions seem to have eased a bit, helping Xi, the president for life, a bit more comfortable.

2. The person who stood to gain the most from U.S. President Donald Trump's intimidation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is Putin. Now if Trump is kicked out of office, that won't be so great for the Russian autocrat. It's better to have a Russian puppet/asset in the White House if you ask Putin.

3. Ardern wowed on Colbert after showing what good governance is.

4. The U.S.'s confused policy in Syria has helped Erdogan take a bit more control in the region, especially against the Turks' old enemy, the Kurds.

5. Ahmed, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, continues to try to reform Ethiopia despite assassination attempts, the entrenched establishment, and a far distance to go for Ethiopia to be considered free.

6. With Trump becoming less relevant, Kim doesn't have his dance partner. He hasn't made much big news on the world scene lately. But he's just one nuclear threat away from "shooting" up the top ten list.

7. Trudeau won another election recently despite the discovery that he dressed up as the cast of Birth of a Nation. No truth to the rumor he gave his latest inauguration in hammer pants and a face-full of a mascara.

8. Masisi leads a free prosperous nation in Sub-Saharan Africa. He even been a critique his predecessor, who happens to be the son of the Father of the Nation.

9.  Akufo-Addo beat the incumbent in 2017 and also leads a free African country. He certainly has received criticism for undermining the Constitution, but it's nothing like ripping it up and installing himself as president for life.

10. Joao Lourenco is the autocratic leader of Angola, but he's less autocratic than his extremely autocratic predecessor, which is a step int he right direction.

The Forgotten Civil Rights Activist

Most people still revere Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his "I Have a Dream" speech. When he announced, "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,'" King gave generations of Americans an optimistic vision

Robert T. Williams was also a civil rights activist during the 1950s and 1960s. He also delivered a speech on August 28, 1963 on the steps on the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. But few remember Robert's "I See a World" speech now, possibly because he painted a slightly different picture of the future than did Dr. King.

Williams stood up, cleared his throat, and- with the audience eager to be inspired- uttered the words that would depress a few and be ignored by millions. "I see a world in which racial harmony exists. I see a world in which black people can live in an America free of fear. I see a world in which the President of the United States looks like me. But it really doesn't matter now. Because we're all going to end up a sack of bones buried in the ground.

"Whether we are black or whether we are white, we're all going to die. In a hundred years, probably less for most us, our presence on this planet will be completely forgotten. The impact of our lives will be lost. So, I mean, who cares? What's the point of it all? We're all just insignificant specs in the universe. Alright, anyway, that's my time. Here you go, Dr. King, you're up."

World Leader Power Rankings.

Here's the new power rankings of world leaders. The last one was posted on July 8.

Rank	Leader	Country	Previous Rank
1	Xi Jiangping	China	1
2	Vladimir Putin	Russia	3
3	Jacinda Ardern	New Zealand	5
4	Emmanuel Macron	France	Not Ranked
5	Abiy Ahmed	Ethiopia	6
6	Volodymyr Zelensky	Ukraine	8
7	Kim Jong-un	North Korea	2
8	Shinzo Abe	Japan	10
9	Recep Tayyip Erdogan	Turkey	Not Ranked
10	Ali Khamenei	Iran	4

1. Xi and China seem to be winning the trade war against the U.S. China is winning the race to 5G and will take over the lead in AI. China continues to slide into the empty spaces lefts by the U.S.'s abdication of global responsibility. And no one seems to care about China's decimation of the Uyghurs.

2. The U.S.'s pressure on Ukraine helps one leader more than any other: Vladimir Putin. The Trump presidency has been a gift sent from a Russian social media bot and it keeps on giving.

3. Ardern is the prime example of an effective democratic leader who has shown toughness when need be and compassion when it's called for.

4. Macron makes the list for getting into a public feud with the callous president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro. Macron took the high road after Bolsonaro's childish insult of Macron's wife. Macron won't go low, but I will. First of all, Macron's wife is a total MILF while Bolsonaro looks like an evil villain from a 1980s action movie who gained 100 pounds and then died a week ago.

5. Despite facing protests, Ahmed continues to reform Ethiopia. He also won the Nobel Peace Prize this year.

6. Zelensky was shaken down by U.S. President Trump, who wanted the comedian-president to investigate Trump's political opponent. But, as long as Trump is out of the White House, the next president is damn sure going to have Zelnsky's back.

7. Kim and his murderous dictatorship has been out of the world news for a while, so he plummets down the list.

8. Abe has done a good job domestically and in this new global reality. With the U.S. exiting the stage, Abe has planned well for the future.

9. Erdogan managed to convince Trump to allow him to slaughter the Kurds, Turkey's long-time enemy, and the U.S.'s long-time ally. The sad part is Erdogan has always used the Kurds for political gain.

10. The U.S.'s exit of Syria has also greatly helped Iranian hardliners. Trump has done his best to help the hardliners over the more moderate president and foreign minister.