From this historical and cultural legacy, those countries will have to build modern nation-states to achieve the stability they need to makeproperuseof their oil and gas bonanza.
It rests with men whether they will make the properuseof the rich treasure with which this knowledge provides them or whether they will leave it unused.
The government's consultation document rightly suggests that, to make better useof airport capacity, a proper market should be created and available slots should be auctioned.