Mastodawn

Only 53 pages into #KoheiSaito's 364-page #Japanese book on the #Anthropocene and #Capitalism or whatever today's #GlobalEconomy now has in common with the economy #KarlMarx wrote about. The book mentions #Wallerstein, #ImmanuelWallerstein too. As with #NaomiKlein's #ThisChangesEverything #SaitoKohei's book is putting new articles into context. The rich countries can't #externalize #外部化 as much of the #risk and #cost anymore.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/sep/02/rising-costs-threaten-global-unrest-say-risk-analysts

‘Powder kegs waiting for a spark’: rising costs threaten global unrest, say risk analysts

More than half the world’s countries at heightened risk of conflict and instability because of soaring food and energy prices

The Guardian

bs2 Sep 21, 2022

> .. 101 out of 198 countries, including the #UK and across #Europe, now had a heightened risk of conflict and instability... Only a significant reduction in global food and #EnergyPrices can stop the trend of growing #CivilUnrest.. #Weather is likely to be a.. factor in whether unrest increases. A cold autumn and winter in Europe could worsen an already serious..crisis. An increase in #droughts and water stress globally may worsen.. high #FoodPrices and spark #protests in affected areas.