Australia

[David Horn]

(09-05-2018, 05:35 PM)Teejay Wrote:

(09-05-2018, 04:14 PM)Tim Randal Walker Wrote: Welcome back, Tristan.

Good to have someone report on Australia.

BTW, a fellow named Peter Zeihan (zeihan.com) believes that the European Union will collapse.  Zeihan has a number of videos on YouTube describing his predictions.

Thank you Tim,

I need to check out his channel, he ain't the only one predicting that. The European Union issue pretty complicated and Eurosceptic is far from an united movement.  I am more inclined on predicting that it will be reformed to make it more democratic. 

Since I believe Britain might rejoin the European Union eventually, since the Millennial's there are strongly in favor of Britain being in the European Union. During the Brexit referendum they voted very strongly for remaining in the European while older generations voted strongly to leave.

I don't see the EU getting its act together until there is a true solution to the refugee crisis.  The entire middle east can't uproot and migrate to the EU, so stability there has to be priority #1.  So far, invading, bombing, providing military advisors and old-fashioned diplomacy have failed miserably.  The quiver is looking pretty empty at this point.  Since Turkey looks like just another autocratic state, they can't be relied upon to help either.  And forget Israel.  They're toxic outside the autocratic Sunni nations, and not all that well liked within them either.

Trying to be 21st century societies with 12th century societal neighbors is a lot worse than just nonfunctional.  Its volatile.  The nations closest to the problem want to move ahead, but they seem less able as time goes by.  Russia is making it even worse.  Add religion, and things become implacable.  Africa isn't much better.  Modern weapons in abundance makes solutions unlikely.