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Indeed. In fact if we are contemplating apocalyptic disasters, consider this related one. Gaze upon the following two maps. https://zeihan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/crop-intensity.jpeg https://zeihan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/crop-intensity2.jpeg Source...

Oh indubitably. It's just that the Muslim world was the subject I was responding to. There is only one country on Earth bucking the trend where the TFR is rising at the same time their women are becoming more educated and are participating more in the workforce. For the rest of the entire...

I'm not so sure. If I'm not mistaken the more educated parts of the Muslim world have a lower fertility rate than the rest of the Ummah. Iran for instance has a TFR of below 1.71. Saudi Arabia is just about to continue its TFR slide below the 2.1 replacement level. Malaysia is already below...

May I point you to the meaning of the word Sarcasm, my friend. 😉

What are you talking about? The surviving totally ungassed Syrians in his part of Syria voted for Bashar in 2021 and he won by 95.19% of the vote! I'm not sure if the remainder 4.81% of the voters are still alive and and have not volunteered as mine-clearing utensils at gun point, but kindly do...

Sounds like a race to the bottom. If both countries could stop beating their chests at each other and along with other countries form the Basmati Rice International Cartel, (BRIC 😉 ) they could probably sell the stuff for $3000 per ton, pay the farmers better and everyone makes a living (Even...

I'm wondering how many inches thick of blood would there need to be on the conference room floor for the this face saving last paragraph to truly sound sarcastic and even ridiculous? 🤔

It's not just that there is an oversupply of housing (especially in non tier 1&2 cities) which according to He Keng amounts to some 200% more than that required to actually, you know, house people. It's not just that most ordinary Chinese have been limited to the property...

If I was the type to speculate on the allegations on sheer logic alone (so I'm happy to be corrected)... I would look for human trafficking rings who will put up the money to send beggers abroad who have to repay the debt and more to the traffickers. It could also be that by reputation...

Speculating here but if the the IMEC actually goes ahead then Neom will presumably be linked to it. It could also be an entry port that is as far away from the threat of Iran and the volatile straits of Hormuz as KSA'S geography allows.

From this distance I get the impression that China has decided it has spent enough money on Pakistan as part of the BRI, does not wish to assume more risk and does not want to expand its involvement nor change the scope.

Some of you guys here crack me up. It is precisely this mindless attitude that has kept Israel strong and seperate and inShallah safe and thriving. The truth is that the most dangerous threat to tiny Israel's survival even today would be through being absorbed into the region through...

$900 million alleging for a couple of Billion sounds reasonable. Until it needs to be repaid of course. But Pakistans' immediate needs are apparently preeminent. On the other hand what many people forget is that ammunition has a shelf life and an expiry date. Really old ammunition becomes...

I have seen this suggested. For years. So far it isn't happening and not on the horizon AFAIK. Show me where Australia is helping numerous countries around the world reform their agriculture. China has a history of its initiatives collapsing the moment China loses interest. It's aid also...

The figure of a mere $900 million is being suggested. Not publicly confirmed of course. https://theintercept.com/2023/09/17/pakistan-ukraine-arms-imf/

I have a pertinent question on this question. Perhaps I should post this as a seperate thread? How does Pakistan propose exactly to feed all its people? As I understand it... Pakistan is projected to have 430 million people by 2050...

That's OK I've seen the Khazar myth of Jewish origins espoused ignorantly on this forum. But yes, genetically speaking it's a turf war between cousins.

For some reason the online edit bar is grayed out for me. If anyone knows how to have it to come back I would be greatful. It makes quoting and commenting so much easier. Anyway, the thesis that you espouse does not stand up to scrutiny. The pattern is actually clear. The more ME countries have...

"...a substantial portion of Y chromosomes of Jews (70%) and of Palestinian Muslim Arabs (82%) belonged to the same chromosome pool." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_studies_on_Jews#:~:text=%22Our%20recent%20study%20of%20high,to%20Palestinians%20and%20Muslim%20Kurds.

While they are there they can discuss how China and India buying Russian crude and refining it themselves for export is causing a 45% drop in Russian production of refined petro products and shortages in Russia.