Perspective, you are being very reductionist. Not that i disagree necessarily. Creating a country rarely came from lets all get together and sing happy songs, but there are vast differences among formation of countries, colonialism, and genocide.
I'm not sure about this. After driving in the DC area, it was refreshing in Manhattan to know exactly what everyone was going to do. But, you do need to be an assertive, maybe aggressive driver.
He'll just hire a Russian firm. No security issues there.