Exploiting Africa

Why is Africa so important to the industrialized world? The reason is that Africa has a lot of natural resources as well as human capital. Solar energy and water are two such resources but also the rapidly growing population and the expanding market. Having exploited much of the resources present in industrialized countries and having cutthroat competition in rather saturated markets, businesses in industrialized countries look to Africa for fresh unexploited markets and plenty of resources.

This concept is common in the natural world of living organisms. Whenever a resource is scarce or is being exploited heavily, fierce competition arises. Moving to a new location with plenty of unexploited resources becomes the logical option to consider. This happens in the natural animal world and also in the world of business and politics.

Survival and Fitness of Nations

Organisms that are able to survive on a wide variety of resources are better able to survive. Those that are too specialized would have a more difficult time surviving due to their dependence on a specific type of resource. Nations that are addicted to easy lifestyles can be considered as less fit than those which are used to hardship.

Organism Defenses Inspire Armies

Organism Defenses Inspire Armies

The various defense systems present in plants, animals and other organisms can be taken as a model to inspire defense systems for armies. It is interesting to know that even plants have their own chemical 'weapons' something which can inspire chemical warfare. While chemicals released by plants can protect them from predators while leaving the plant itself unharmed, chemical weapons devised by humans must be used with care in order not to harm those who are releasing them.