The two dominating leaders in the world

The key word in the headline is "in". I'm referring to Trump and Putin. They are the dominating leaders in the world right now but not the dominating leaders OF the world. I think Xi Zinping will eventually don that description because he has so many years ahead of him as China's president, bar ill health, that he can plan Chinese domination for the next two decades. But the Terrible Twins in leadership terms are currently Trump and Putin. If it's not Trump in the headlines it's Putin. They are perhaps trying to outdo each other. Maybe Trump is right, they should be friends because at least then they might take into account each other's personal relations before doing something stupid. Putin is the real danger man of the two because he has a "couldn't care less" attititude towards the rest of the world. No one knows what he really wants other than to show off Russia's increasing military power. For example, there are lots of reports about how about Russian submarines keep lurking near the fibre optic cables on the ocean bed through which flows everything we rely on today, such as phone calls, emails and texts. Is Putin actually signalling that he is prepared to cut the cables if "the West" does anything to anger him? Is Putin that maniacal? Let's hope not. Perhaps it's all just bluster to keep us guessing. Cutting the fibre optic cables would be an act of war. Putin must know that. So let's say the submarine-lurking operation is Putin having some blackmailing fun. Trump meanwhile is now getting into his stride. He had 12 months of getting used to being in charge of the world's only real superpower, he has shaken up his cabinet, sacked so many people he has lost count and has made it abundantly clear that he doesn't really need advisers. He is the Boss. He will do what his instincts tell him to do. That could be good or very very bad. At least it might keep Putin on his toes but for the rest of us mortals we are entering a new era of quite frightening uncertainty.