KingLeonidas
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I spend some time in Africa - including in the ghetto's down there. Not always doing security work ... sometimes just helping people out. Conditions are bad - VERY BAD. If food prices keep going up, then major riots are guaranteed.
This article is very interesting. This is a study of which countries are having the hardest time feeding themselves.
Maplecroft | Home | About Maplecroft | Media Room | News | Food security in 75% of African countries at high or extreme risk
If you take a look at the map, I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that all the countries in RED are at risk of becoming complete failed states - especially if the world economy gets any worse. Some of these countries are already basket cases. It won't take much to turn them into "another Somalia" - run by warlords, with tens of thousands starving.
The countries in ORANGE are also at risk - probably very much at risk of having major riots, especially in dense urban areas.
It's just food for thought - pardon the pun.
KL
This article is very interesting. This is a study of which countries are having the hardest time feeding themselves.
Maplecroft | Home | About Maplecroft | Media Room | News | Food security in 75% of African countries at high or extreme risk
If you take a look at the map, I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that all the countries in RED are at risk of becoming complete failed states - especially if the world economy gets any worse. Some of these countries are already basket cases. It won't take much to turn them into "another Somalia" - run by warlords, with tens of thousands starving.
The countries in ORANGE are also at risk - probably very much at risk of having major riots, especially in dense urban areas.
It's just food for thought - pardon the pun.
KL