>>/50927/
Or we can approach from a different angle. Not from what these places have, but what The West, more closely: Europe doesn't have.
Europe has no resources. Nada. Everything has to be imported. Cheap energy is a dream. Europe has no population that could reproduce itself, all dying nations. I have to point to the politics thread, to the speech Orbán did, and the so called "decoupling" or "derisking"  >>/50736/ Europe basically sawing off the branch she's sitting on. I don't think growthwise Europe will fare well, everything will be more expensive, and the burden of the old population (and the immigrants) will be more oppressive. Perhaps demands of reparations and such on behalf of the ex-colonies might grow.

Listened this:
https://invidious.protokolla.fi/watch?v=pKsNcOJA8wE
It's about Ukraine of course, but relevant for Europe. One of the guy mentions a plan to create a Korea out of Ukraine. A break-line between Europe and Russia. The future is plastic. Ukraine is bought up. But for making money out of the investments situation has to be stabilized there. The place has to be safe, South Korea fared very well. But will Ukraine? A post-war development can help Europe.