Turmoil Across the Middle East - What Does it Mean?

December 05, 2017 01:28:03
Turmoil Across the Middle East - What Does it Mean?
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Turmoil Across the Middle East - What Does it Mean?

Dec 05 2017 | 01:28:03

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Show Notes

What should we make of the Middle East’s upheavals? In recent weeks, the Islamic State (ISIS) “caliphate” collapsed. Syria’s Assad regime all but won the six-year war, thus consolidating Iranian and Russian influence. Saudi Arabia purged parts of its royal family. Lebanon’s prime minister abruptly resigned. Iraq’s Kurds voted for independence, triggering confrontation with Baghdad. Years of U.S. and international engagement has failed to rebuild fractured countries, and the very viability of states like Iraq and Syria has been challenged. At USIP, distinguished Middle East analysts explored where the region is headed, and the U.S. roles amid this tumult.

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