It is in fact the wobbly and precarious state of that world stage in 2016 that instills the most confidence in Clinton as president - and terrifies us about her opponent. There are no fast fixes to the persistent threat of ISIS sowing seeds of death and instability around the world, the high and shifting stakes in the Middle East and the complicated power alliances among the world's superpowers like Russia and China that play out in all these situations. But Clinton has the background and gravitas to understand that these issues will require more than a fast phone call or a hasty deal. She is already a familiar face to world leaders, while her opponent's grasp of foreign policy seems reduced to which world leaders have said nice things about him. Still, we hope that she is at least as careful as Obama about committing the United States to more action in the Middle East or anywhere else.