The Future of the Middle East: Horizons of Challenges and Opportunities
... large-scale problems for the states in the Middle East that do not have effective health systems. 2. Post-Oil World By 2050 a post-oil world order will be in place. Although the physical exhaustion of hydrocarbons is not expected in the next thirty years, alternative energy sources will become available, affordable, and much more popular than today. The two fastest-growing world powers, China ... ... Europe and other regions of the world will join. This megatrend will have a very significant impact on the Middle East and North Africa. Opportunities: Global energy transition could have a positive impact by reducing the pace of global warming, which will ...