I think this thread has some more mileage in it- especially in regard to nmaps proposition.
The idea that is us or them- dying or fundamentally changing- has come up before. The solutions have been, one the one side- it better be them either way. On the other, it is 'we have more options than just those two and one of those options or several will come to light and save the day'.
Neither of these approaches take grasp of the factors driving the region. Overpopulation and Saudi Arabia are two of those.
There is a business theory about "influentials"- that finding a 10% section of the population that influence the other 90% disproportionately will be an effective way to influence the entire population of consumers. That same theory is applicable here, but perhaps not to people.
What are those 10% factors in the region, and are they being addressed?
