2020 Forecast: Revealing the Future of the Middle East

... persuade its allies to make some concessions. This will require the efforts of the Iranian Republican Guard Corps to intervene when ordered. Thus, three main focal points... ... domestic politics; the influence of regional power struggles on unresolved conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and Libya. In many ways, these dynamics are interconnected and feed into one another. However, evidence of increased contact with Russia by countries like Egypt and Jordan should be taken in the context of the US disengagement...