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The return of geo-politics : Comments
By Peter McMahon, published 19/1/2007With global warming looming, the world order falling apart, nuclear weapons proliferating and the global economy looking shaky, 'crisis' is almost too tame a word.
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That is, of course, the problem of growing world population.
Unless that is addressed, it will be corrected by the four horsemen of the Apocalyse, (War, Famine, Pestilence and Death). Many would say that they are at work already.
I wouldn't worry too much about global warming. When the oil runs out emissions of warming gases will decline sharply.
With the distinct prospect of nuclear war in the middle east in the next few years, the oil supply shouldn't last too long, as it will be stopped by the first nuclear bomb.
Wars over resources are nothing new. When countries are faced with a shortage, they have a little war to see who will get the resource, and who will get nothing. It has been that way since before we became human.
Any of the above events will certainly cause economic collapse, as the only way we know how to run an economy is with constant growth. The last time we had a sustained period without growth, it was called the Great Depression.
In case any posters think I am being pessimistic, I suggest you think about the fact that Australia is the only country in the world with the four vital things. These are:
1. A surplus of food.
2. A surplus of energy.
3. A surplus of minerals.
and lastly, most important of all
4. A sea boundary.