1. Water Crisis and Drilling in the Middle East

2. What is happening to the amount of renewable water available in the MENA?

3. So why does the Middle East have very limited capacity to industrialize and to engage in agriculture?

4. What are the most common exports ?

5. Which nation is the biggest producer of oil? Which nation is the biggest consumer?

6. What is the general trend of crude oil consumption in Europe and the US over the last 30 years?

7. How would you explain the economic relationship between the Middle East and the West?

8. How would you characterize the price of oil per barrel in the US since the 1970 s?

9. How can dependency on oil ( for buying and selling ) can be harmful to both the US and Middle Eastern nations?

10. Does Saudi Arabia have enough jobs to employ all of its working age population?

11. Do you anticipate that unemployment will get better or worse in the future?

12. Why are even oil rich nations of the Middle East, like Saudi Arabia, struggling to create an economy that can supply its population with enough jobs?