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The rise or fail of middle powers will determine Middle East peace

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The rise or fail of middle powers will determine Middle East peace

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  • currentsapi-backfill(Mixed)By Gabrielle Rifkind; Tom Pickering

    For more than two decades, endless wars have destabilized the Middle East, creating huge amounts of human suffering, displacement and trauma. The region is exhausted, with little faith in the possibility of peace and few structures to enable it. The region is now at an inflection…

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