Let's just state it plainly: unless there's a major change of priorities amongst the populace of Western countries, a political solution in the West is either

Let's just state it plainly: unless there's a major change of priorities amongst the populace of Western countries, a political solution in the West is either going to be very slow, or it will have to include undemocratic methods. The developing world won't have resources to do much and most of the totalitarian regimes won't care until it's too late. Magic bullets are more likely than political solutions.