progressing tide of emigration is in danger of creating new types of exploitation and a class of individuals with no say and no rights, even in the more highly developed societies. Drugs are another major threat of our times. They are not only evil in themselves but are a manifestation of other evils. They are partly engendered by the intolerable poverty prevailing in many parts of the world; they are also the product of imbalances between rich and poor countries, and carry within them the seeds of revolt and violence. In such conditions, whole continents are given up to the cultivation of these deadly crops, which can be transplanted from place to place and thrive wherever a worn-out economy is ready to accommodate them. JVM/8 A/S-18/PV. 3 31 (Mr~ De Michelis, Italy) We must take steps to check the suicidal drift of our planet. Here again the rich countr i.es cannot presume to impose their rules on others, in particular if they are incapable of preserving their own green belts while calling on others to save the Amazon. But our concern for ecology should not lead us to sacrifice the advances of technology in a sudden frenzy of last-minute utopianism during these pragmatically inclined final decades of the oentury. This concern arises from the perception of a threat emanating from the very heart of industrial society and engendering a widespread fear that the very forces that sustain life can also bring about our death. The rivalry between capitalism and communism, between the market economy and the planned economy, has only just ended and is now being replaced by a new rivalry that will predominate in the decades to come: that between the industrialized society and the environment. The third feature of this new strategy derives from the realization that we 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the challenges facing the world today, including the threat of emigration, drugs, and environmental degradation. It highlights the interconnectedness of these issues and the need for a new strategy to address them. The text also touches on the responsibility of industrialized societies to preserve their own environments and not impose their rules on others.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, Economic development