Comments by "Cross Link" (@crosslink1493) on "Northern Africa, After America || Peter Zeihan" video.

  1.  @TheMrgoodmanners  The Nile River. The Blue Nile and White Nile combine in Khartoum before flowing into Egypt and northward to the Mediterranean Sea. If there's insufficient water in the Nile then Egypt collapses. That might happen as Ethiopia is building a huge dam to capture Blue Nile water and Ethiopia/Sudan/Egypt talks about water rights were not going well last time I heard anything about it (6 months ago?)
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  2. Any implications for Egypt from Ethiopia's big dam project on the Blue Nile? That could have a very profound effect on the Egyptians seeing how something like 95% of Egyptians live within a short walk of the Nile, especially down south, and depend on it as their water source.
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  3. I think he went over that is a recent video. They'll be the primary power player in the Indian Ocean region with their growing military, but their economic development might be hindered by their 'crushing' bureaucracy that stifles innovation. As the old saying goes "Britian created bureaucracy, India took it to the next level." They'll do what they want in the region, giving some consideration to their neighbors, unlike China who does what it wants without considering the neighbors' needs.
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  4.  @mudra5114  Sorry if that came out a little harsh, but that's why I put China in there as an example of how not to do it. China just comes in, takes over and island off someone else's coastline, or a valley in some other country's border area, then negotiates: "We'll take it off your hands so you don't have to worry about it anymore." Not sure how well India is doing these days but I'm sure they are not as belligerent as China; maybe a little more 'forward' with Pakistan, but that's to be expected with their history. Cheers
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  5. Is that 'per capita GDP' with or without the oil revenue that the average Lybian probably didn't get much benefit from?
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