By: sc2ih

sc2ih — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:20:15 +0000

The given diagram implies that our resource use and distribution across our rapidly-growing population is causing political instability. It is clear that unequal resource access is a large problem- especially with water. Around the world, we can make an effort to slow population growth and strive to provide for more equal distribution of resources. We can also continue to develop new forms of renewable energy (to preserve our resources) and increasingly use these renewable forms instead of depleting our renewable and non-renewable resources. Still, these sources of scarcity, which are leading to the political instability experienced by many nations, cannot be changed to a great degree. We must find other ways to secure political stability, rather than relying on secure, equal resource access.

By: ypark

ypark — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:59:19 +0000

Even as Israel has posed the possibility of moving out of the Golan Heights and returning them to Syria, I don’t believe that this undermines the possibility that Israel will not hesitate to fly over its airspace or challenge Syrian sovereignty in the name of protecting itself, such as the secret bombing of a supposed nuclear plant last year. So perhaps, this possibility of withdrawing is a method of testing the waters of Syrian strength/openness, but also a statement to Syria that Israel is powerful enough to give and taketh away as it pleases.

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