British Somaliland had a stable border, unlike the constantly disputed one between the Italian and Ethiopian sectors. A Dervish revolt seemed to have been the only major disturbance for it's recent history, while it could be a decent staging ground against Italian held lands while probably looking good to the Somalis and Muslims in the surrounding lands.
That's precisely it - the Australians are depleting their environment at the current population level. Yes, they might be exporting food at the moment, but that's just exacerbating their problems. You have similar issues in the US, where they're basically recreating the Dust Bowl.
...Eh? The Dust Bowl was caused by a mixture of lackluster agrarian knowledge and general failure of mechanization. Once those problems were rectified, the conditions to recreate the Dust Bowl would have to intentionally be re-made. They won't just happen by accident, not in the US, simply because we remember that portion of our history really well and have taken nearly every measure to ensure it doesn't happen again.
And yet huge parts of the US are experiencing intensifying droughts, all the while wasting water on maintaining lawns and growing crops that have no place in a semi-desert environment.
I'm talking about in the long run. Yes, those droughts might be over, the conditions that created them in the first place aren't.
Wasteful use of water in regions that are going to receive less and less precipitation, all the while becoming hotter.
Sudan, Spain, Serbia... Serbia is probably the best bet. Denmark would have been a good choice, but you already split it in three, the Celts not getting a share in the process. If you want something for the Somalis you could probably have the Americans and Italians clear away the coasts in an attempt to screw each other other.Fine, I'll have to War of the Triple Alliance on someone else. (Grumble, grumble). Any suggestions?
Bruce
