As economies continue to liberalise, capital will move freely in and out of the region. At that time we will see remarkable improvements in the quality of life of all the people in the region. I am very optimistic that the potential is very promising and that the Middle East will be an important and indispensable member of the global community of nations. Do you ever doubt the inevitability of globalisation. When England experienced the industrial revolution workers in Manchester tried to stop industrial development by destroying the steam engines.
Any revolution creates a lot of fear since it reduces predictability.
It increases risk and introduces disruptions. But history tells us that one cannot stop a revolution. You can only tame it. The whole 20th century was characterised by efforts to socialise the industrial or capitalist revolution.