Extending the New Silk Road to West Asia and Africa: A Vision of an Economic Renaissance

Are you ready for the coming economic renaissance in Africa and West Asia? Stay ahead of the curve with the Schiller Institute’s groundbreaking report Extending the New Silk Road to West Asia and Africa.

This Nov 2017 report covers ongoing and proposed infrastructure projects, and defines the scientific-economic principles underlying a new economic platform for the region. This vision of the future is completely different than anything you’ll get from the general media or standard think tank analysis.

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

A New Global Paradigm

China’s Role in the Economic Renaissance of West Asia and Africa

What is Win-Win Philosophy?

The Age of Mega-Projects Is Back

Redefining ‘Sustainable Development’

The African Union Aims High

Africa Must Leap Ahead, Not Crawl Forward!

Chapter 1: West Asia: The Silk Road’s Crossroads to the Mediterranean and Africa

Egypt: A Bridge between Asia, Europe and Africa

Chapter 2: The Silk Road Reaches Africa

China in Africa: Myths or Facts

Europe, not China, Is Engaged in Land Grabbing in Africa

Defining an African Future

Chapter 3: The Economic Science Behind the World Land-Bridge

What is Infrastructure, Really?

Economics: The Ultimate Science

Platforms: Artificial Environments

Energy Flux Density

Aspects of the ‘Synthetic Environment’

A Future Platform: Nuclear Fusion

Conclusion

Chapter 4: Financing Regional and National Infrastructure

Money vs. Credit

A Southwest Asia/Africa Regional Infrastructure Bank

Public-Private Partnerships Cannot Substitute

Chapter 5: Demography and Development

Case Study: Egypt—Myth of Overpopulation

Chapter 6: Integration of West Asia with the New Silk Road

The Bridge Among Continents

A Common Enemy: The Desert

Petrochemicals: Industry of the Future

Appendix—Case Study: Syria’s Reconstruction Project Phoenix

Chapter 7: Africa — Transport Network Integration

A. The Nile Basin and East Africa

B. Southern Africa

C. West and Central Africa

D. North Africa

Chapter 8: Africa — Water Resources Development

Managing the Water Cycle as a Cycle

Case study: The Nile Basin

Chapter 9: To Power Africa, Go Nuclear!

Energy Requirements

An African Visionary: Diop

Chapter 10: Africa — Food Security: Realizing Africa’s Vast Agricultural Potential

Land and Yield

Commitment to Transformation

Chapter 11: Africa in Space

New Space Nations

Space as a Driver for Development

Case Study — South Africa: Looking to the Heavens to Develop the Continent

Space Technology Can Support Africa’s Development Goals

Chapter 12: Conclusions and Recommendations

The Political and Economic Context

Some Necessary Axiomatic Shifts

Understanding Physical Economics

Financing Infrastructure

Science and Technology

Transport

Power

Water

Agriculture

Chapter 13: Selection of Proposed Mega Projects in Africa

Pan-African High-Speed Rail Network

Regional and Continental Corridors

New Suez Canal and Industrial Zone

Transaqua: The Centerpiece of Africa’s Development

Grand Inga Dam Project

South African Nuclear Program

Sicily–Tunis Connector — TUNeIT