africa is tribal, the middle east is tribal. sadly, western europe is on its way to be nothing more than an extension of africa and the middle east. the former communist bloc countries, might be the saviour of europe.
affluent industrious germans, are too comfortable with life, and kids are a bit of a hindrance.
on the news (could have been bbc), in the last day or two, it was mentioned that the african population is expected to double in the next 30 years. given the track record of africa, then that will simply mean a population shift to europe.
the middle east - well, what a powder keg that is/will be - with their tribe mentality and religious differences .. with a lot of people from the middle east, their last allegiance is to their country.
sometime ago, someone posted a link to something about all the gdp's of the muslim countries in the world, equating to the gdp of california. there must be a reason - and it might just be the problem with the religion