Foreign Nations Do Nothing?

[Presldm]

I've played Masters of the World after a long time of playing Rulers of Nations, and I noticed a huge difference. In RoN, the leaders will actively seek out trade agreements and conflicts, while in MoW, leaders just kind of do nothing. Even with wars, disasters, and terrorism set to high, foreign countries seem to do nothing. It seems like the only conflicts and trade agreements are made by me. Is there something that I am missing? Do foreign countries actually do stuff and it takes a while for them to start? Is there another setting I need to adjust? How can I make the world in MoW more active?