Parag Khanna maps the future of countries

http://www.ted.com Many people think the lines on the map no longer matter, but Parag Khanna says they do. Using maps of the past and present, he explains the root causes of border conflicts worldwide and proposes simple yet cunning solutions for each.

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[darkbluemars]

6:18 taipei is not in the philippines!! darn it

[josueerivera]

This guy is a political, economic, diplomatic strategist. One of the best in this decade. I meet Parag at World Affairs Council National Conference, great lecture.

[thegeffc]

you have some great stuff here

[khijasmith]

very interesting thanks

[crudhousefull]

@ICAVE11 A port would help Palestine, but it wouldn't be a solution to the conflict by a long shot. The fact that he's American has everything to do with it. Israel claims Palestine land and builds new settlements every few months. 1000 new homes planned for the next three months. The unbelievable hypocrisy of American bastards

[ICAVE11]

@crudhousefull Wtf are you talking about now? The fact that he's an American has nothing to do with this. I actually know the full details, so that's a straw man. I also know that if Palestine had a port, it would be of great benefit to them. Again, nothing wrong with offering a solution like that.

[crudhousefull]

@ICAVE11 He's a retard you little cunt. An American saying that instead of the US stopping its support and funding of Israel they build a port for Palestine. I can understand a stupid cunt like you not knowing the details...but this guy is supposed to know about world affairs

[lightandbeautiful]

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[ICAVE11]

@crudhousefull He's not the one who's terrorizing Palestine, you dipshit. There's nothing wrong with offering a solution.

[vrny1975]

@darkbluemars thats weired...thats a big boo boo someone missed.

[crudhousefull]

What an idiot. Palestine will be okay if it had a port? What about the Israeli army that keeps on pushing its border in Palestinian territory and the west that doesn't accept its democratically elected government!!! By god this freak pushes up my blood pressure