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32 sats \ 3 replies \ @TomK OP 2 Aug \ parent \ on: Surging Food Prices Easily Translate Into Unrest in Vulnerable Regions charts_and_numbers
no, it is about anticipating conflicts in the poor regions of the third world, which can then also develop into proxy wars of western states. like the recent Arab Spring
I think I understand. With the rise in the price of food and especially cereals, the poorer regions will suffer more and this could lead to conflicts. Is that right?
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In these states there is no social system as we know it, which means that the small upper class, which usually keeps power in check with the military, immediately begins to waver when the need is so great that parts of the military change sides because they themselves are affected.
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In these states there is no social system as we know it, which means that the small upper class, which usually keeps power in check with the military, immediately begins to waver when the need is so great that parts of the military change sides because they themselves are affected.
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