Quote Originally Posted by ChrisL View Post
Do you think there are any rational solutions to these types of problems, Ivan? I'd be interested to hear any that you may have.
Chris L
The one and only answer is human population control. Take Egypt: 80 million people living off the Nile: non sustainable. Most Arab countries have a population that exceeds many times the amount of food you can reasonably produce in the desert. That means food has to be imported. Importing bulk produce is expensive, with a lower value of the dollar the oil revenues apparantly are no longer enough to foot the bill.

The new Tunisian and Egyptian governments will have a hard time to improve conditions for their people.

Corruption of course is another problem in those countries that cannot be eradicated at the stroke of a pen.