Musings on Globalization

In TIME magazine, an article that I read said that the Arab world today is what Latin America of decades past was, or rather a much bigger opportunity for investment and profit. The emergence of the Arab world onto the global spectrum is something that cannot be denied, and new job opportunities/needs are opening up because of this new market. For instance, at George Washington University, a double-major program in Arabic and International Relations is available, which serves as a farm for many Arab companies to recruit employees to work both in the US and abroad in various Arab countries. Additionally, when employees do go overseas to do work in Arab countries (ex: Yemen, UAE, Egypt, Kuwait), they are often given (in addition to a comparitively huge salary) a house to live in, a car (often in the BMW or Mercedes Benz range), and a host of other ammenities as well.

 It seems that the Arab world in the corporate sector has a whole lot to offer prospective employees, yet for all that, there is still a huge need for employees due to a lack of interest in those particular positions. Does it seem worth it to go through all the effort to learn the language and then actually go over to a Middle-Eastern country to make that kind of money? I certainly think it is.