Sentence:  Whether any of us remain in it long will depend on what happens as a result of the technological and economic revolutions now going on in the countries of Asia and <WSD>Africa</WSD> , and also of course on how long the cold war remains cold . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean