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Contemporary issue or case in international affairs

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Nearly 500,000 people face starvation on a daily basis in Somalia, a country with very few professionals and a very underdeveloped economy (Osborne, 2002, pp. 16). The country has been plagued by almost constant civil war and political disputes over the past few decades, much of which is caused by a booming population and lack of resources leading to internal strife and struggle. If the country were allowed to develop economically and politically, it may be able to compensate for its lack of raw materials and goods by offering skilled labor and technologies to other more developed economies (Osborne, 2002, pp. 18). India has been slowly modernizing its economy in the midst of one of the largest per country population in the world. It has used its labor resources as a springboard for economic growth and diversification, and serves as a model for countries like Somalia, where population growth is out of control, but a largely untapped labor pool exists. Overpopulation has also put Somalia in harms way politically, and until this problem can be addressed, the country will continue to be a failed state in desperate need of outside aid and resources

The volatility of places like Somalia