Top 5 World Problems

Top 5 World Problems starting from most serious

     Global Warming

Despite the fact that the scientific community has come to an almost absolute agreement (97%) that the climate of our planet is rising due to human activity and that the implications essential to our existence, this problem is today’s most concerning because it has proven extremely difficult to get any agreement on the measures each player should take to tackle the problem. This tragedy of the commons element to it, where every country acting on its individual self interest continues to ignore the problem risks leading to irreversible damage and our ultimate destruction. This problem becomes yet more complex when taking into consideration that an economy like China faces huge trade off in reducing its emission having to feed 1.3 billion people and the fact that least gas emissions may end up being first and largest victims of the catastrophic consequences. Hence Global Warming related issues may turn to become main source of future conflicts and is already considered the number one national security threat to United States.

     Over population

Quite obviously many of these issues are interrelated and sometimes directly causing one another. Population growth in my opinion has gotten out of control as a result industrial revolution and everything that followed. We have been reluctant to ever face this topic as humankind for various reasons and our eccentric view as a species has not helped.

        Syrian Refuge Crisis

The 4 million civilians displaced from war zones in Syria can simply not be ignored, though accommodating them has proven very difficult for any single country. Given the the characteristics of the organization driving them out (ISIS) and their ability to mask insurgents as refugees makes admitting and helping  refugees an even more complex issue.

        ISIS kibernetic reach

It took a terrorist organization like ISIS no more than 2 years to travel from non-existence to world prominence. We have realized the very hard way that the tools we have built to facilitate our lives can be used similarly to facilitate any enterprise. The most concerning element of ISIS being their ability to recruit to reach, brainwash and recruit people across the globe. Never before was it possible for any organization of any kind could find ways to appeal to your kid in his/her bedroom without you knowing, and that has been the fate of many families from U.S. to Australia.

       Income inequality 

Technology and development has enabled accumulation of large amounts of wealth in hands of very few. If every new dollar created in U.S. economy goes automatically to the top 0.1 % for much longer and middle class wages continue to stagnate, the status quo will eventually be challenged for there is no reason for people to believe that system in place, however we created it, is a fair one.

Top 5 solutions from easiest to implement

        Solution to ISIS kibernetic reach:

Kibernetic problems require kibernetic solutions. United States can’t get absorbed and count solely in military solutions. Intelligence agencies of US have some of best computer engineers in the world and they should be utilized in shutting ISIS out of the internet in every way possible; keep them out of reaching US citizens or any other country where they’re taking of advantage of economic despair to lure people into their organization.

      Solution to Obesity and food related epidemics:

Despite numerous devastating crisis that bring everybody down, we somehow never learn to stay ahead of an upcoming crisis and prevent it on time. One example of such is financial system. Sensible regulation is the way to go here.

      Solution to income inequality:

Taxation is often a very contentious political issue but in fact, a reformed taxation system could very effectively help a distribution of wealth in a way that’s relatively fair and at the same time doesn’t discourage individualism and entrepreneurial spirit.

       Solution to Syrian Refugee Crisis

Turkey and Lebanon and Germany cannot handle this crisis alone. If we refuse to take some of their 3 million refugees into our countries, in proportion to our resources, we need to provide Turkey and Lebanon every help they need to sustain the refugees in their respective countries and be grateful for the rare compassion they have shown so far.

       Solution to Casino Modeled Capitalism

Despite numerous devastating crisis that bring everybody down, we somehow never learn to stay ahead of an upcoming crisis and prevent it on time. One example of such is financial system. Sensible regulation is the way to go here.

           I rank Global Warming and Over population as the most serious problem because prolonged lack of action risks our very existence. On the same taking any action has proven politically difficult because of differences in opinion, economy and geography between countries. Tackling these two will probably the most difficult challenges the humankind will have to face for a long time. Syrian Refugee Crisis has to be handled because you cannot postpone helping to end a humanitarian crisis. ISIS recruiting should also be taken seriously because it’s one of best resources at hand for the growing terrorist organization. Income inequality is another issue that has to be taken care of before another crisis hits because next one will likely be manifested with social unrest and chaos that will set us all back in ways we have never seen before.

       I think the solution to ISIS’ reach into our bedrooms through the use of internet is easiest of my top 10 problems to combat simply because United States has the capability of hiring the best, most talented IT people. Having said that, Internet is a complicated structure and as easy to control, but we can’t be worse than an organization founded about 2 years ago. The solutions ranked as 2, 3 and 5 are solvable through legislation and that is done by raising awareness among voters about those issues. That is not easily done but hopefully we have learned something from waiting for the crisis to happen and will be able to prevent them. As for the Syrian refugee crisis, I think it’s just a matter of splitting responsibility because there is enough resources among developed countries to jointly provide refuge for Syrians forced out of their country.