... October 2023, many observers jumped to a grim conclusion that, from then onward, the Middle East was hurtling at an ever-increasing speed toward another major regional conflict... ... But repeating the experience of the Iran–Iraq War of the 1980s, with hundreds of thousands killed and millions wounded, is now a no-go: Middle Eastern societies have changed... ... candidate, Masoud Pezeshkian, in the recent presidential election is a clear signal from society to the leadership of the Islamic Republic that people want peace, stability...
... Gulf War) was unleashed in 2003 by the international coalition forces led by the United States, which numbered about 250 thousand troops. This led to the
overthrow
of President Saddam Hussein. Along with him, the Iraqi branch of the Arab Socialist Renaissance ... ... reborn—through human efforts, to be sure.
Ramifications of Hussein’s foreign policy
Aleksandr Aksenenok:
U.S. Policy Case for Middle East under New Conditions
Saddam Hussein’s foreign policy could be described as adventurous. Unlike his predecessor, ...
... for new potential opportunities in expanding cooperation between the countries of the Middle East with China, India, as well as with the European Union; at the same time... ... new settlements in disputed territories in Israel or new development projects in Jerusalem);
Persistent political instability in the region may hinder the development... ... authorities have more opportunities to use new technologies to solve their tasks rather than society to solve theirs.
If the region does not adopt strategies to cope with these...
