Instability

Instability

Launching any long-term project in the Middle East is very challenging. The element of instability is numerous and can not be controlled by any single state. Many strong regional powers faced coups, sudden revolutions or […]

Uncertinity

Uncertinity

This factor is different from instability. While many states suffer from coups, sudden revolutions or rebellions, external interventions, internal conflicts and elite wars, many other factors contribute to the uncertainty of the fates of many nations, […]

States Wars

States Wars

The Middle East has witnessed numerous interstate wars since the establishment of its new nation-states in the last century. The causal factors of these wars vary from ideological to economic, natural resource, and territorial conflicts, […]

Non-States Wars

Non-States Wars

There are many non-state actors in the Middle East, some of which have armed wings and can engage in conflict with other states, as well as with other non-state actors. The ideology of these actors […]

Human Crises

Human Crises

The region’s most significant loss is not its natural resources, wealth, or missed political opportunities, but its human resources. The last significant civil war in the region occured in Syria with half a million victims. […]

Continuity

Continuity

The Middle East is currently experiencing multiple conflicts involving various state and non-state actors. Its political and socio-economic conditions are unstable. Its future is uncertain. The Middle East consistently suffers from human crises, and more […]

Back to Thousands of Years

Back to Thousands of Years

There are huge debates about this lack of a democratic system in this region of the world. Some scholars and theoreticians view cultural factors, particularly Islam, as the cause of this democratic deficit. Samuel Huntington and his […]