Tour d'horizon: amid a sea of misfortune and even horrors, there are also some wisps of hope in the Middle East

Middle East Provocations and Predictions

by Daniel Pipes - The Mackenzie Institute


The Middle East stands out as the world's most volatile, combustible, and troubled region; not coincidentally, it also inspires the most intense policy debates – think of the Arab-Israeli conflict or the Iran deal. 

The following tour d'horizon offers interpretations and speculations on Iran, ISIS, Syria-Iraq, the Kurds, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Israel, and Islamism, then concludes with some thoughts on policy choices. 

My one-sentence conclusion: some good news lies under the onslaught of misunderstandings, mistakes, and misery.

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