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The combination of an anti-status quo foreign policy and nuclear weapons and missiles is a nightmare not only for Israel, which at least has second-strike capabilities, but also for Iran’s non-nuclear Arab neighbors and Turkey.

So it is only a matter of time – and not much time – until Iran’s neighbors and the international community will confront a fateful choice: either accept Iran as a nuclear power, or decide that the mere prospect, as it becomes more realistic, is leading to war.

The same is true of Israel and Iran’s Arab neighbors in the Gulf.

In the Soviet era, the distances between Russia and its neighbors became unbridgeable chasms, with the USSR ringed either by hostile states or weak, servile ones.

But this recognition is not a confession of weakness; instead, it reflects his clear-sighted analysis of Russia's current predicament, and of the country's need to create, recreate, and sustain friendly relations among all of its neighbors if lost influence is to be regained.

Such a massive effort will be doomed to failure, however, if Afghanistan's neighbors intervene in ways that promote economic upheaval all over again.

When we asked Paul Mwangi Kigaa, another small-scale farmer, what Cargill’s use of synthetic biology would mean for him and his neighbors, he answered that “growing stevia in their factories will affect our lives!”

What goes on inside states is of consequence to neighbors and the world.

After all, it had staked its foreign policy on building relationships with its neighbors, and its leaders believed that their country’s NATO membership and geographical position would help it to assume an influential role in the region.

Brazil’s growth has already stalled, fueling anxiety among its neighbors in Latin America.

And the EU is divided on how to deal with its two disgruntled neighbors, Russia and Turkey, both of which feel increasingly snubbed by the West.

Its own regional policy has changed significantly, from “zero problems with neighbors” to “zero neighbors without problems.”

But Afghans continue to lose their friends, neighbors, and children to conflict, as they have since the 1979 Soviet invasion, which triggered the refugee exodus that brought the parents of Omar Mateen, the killer of 49 people in a nightclub in Orlando, to the US.

So where does this leave Afghanistan’s neighbors?

Other neighbors would also pay a price should the Taliban’s seemingly invariable return turn bloody, however immune they believe they are.

But Iraq's location puts it at a distinct disadvantage compared to Russia and many postcommunist states: none of Iraq's neighbors is doing particularly well economically, while many postcommunist countries sat next door to the European Union during the 1990's boom.

Whether the doctrine’s authors really believe that NATO poses a threat to Russia is not clear, as the country has not had such peaceable neighbors on its Western borders for more than 300 years.

But until China acts with greater sincerity and transparency in eliminating the international community’s concerns, it runs the risk that its neighbors will not only suspect its efforts in the international arena, but take active countermeasures to defend their security.

Moreover, whereas the US has a large and recurring trade deficit with China, the country typically posts a surplus with its southern neighbors, which traditionally favor the high-value goods and sophisticated services that US companies provide.

From a Western perspective, willful confrontation makes little sense, because the EU and Russia are and will continue to be neighbors.

Meanwhile, their neighbors are straining under the weight of the crisis.

Our governments must invest heavily in our neighbors’ stability, including by bringing the Syrian peace process to a successful conclusion, and in the wellbeing of all of our citizens.

Iraq's neighbors - Saudi Arabia in the south and Turkey in the north - must be reassured that Shi'a and Kurdish rebellion will not result in the dismantling of Iraq and a change of borders: both countries have legitimate concerns regarding this issue.

Conditional on reforms, Europe must open its market to both its southern and eastern neighbors.

The country’s neighbors, particularly Japan, have the most to fear.

Despite the rising regional tensions that inspired these moves, China’s relations with its neighbors and the United States are not fated to lead to direct confrontation.

The clock is ticking: if the Madrid Summit takes place with an agreement between NATO and Russia for closer consultation and cooperation, enlargement could lead to major irritations in Moscow, possibly to deliberate anti-Western action and pressure on Russia’s neighbors.

From the Serbs’ perspective, attacks by Albanian nationalists were more likely the beginning of an attempt to enlarge their territory at the expense of their Christian neighbors, beginning with the weakest.

The precedent of Greece, hardly a poster child for European accession, seems especially relevant when applied to its northern neighbors, which are similarly plagued with high rates of corruption and unemployment.

In federal countries like India and Pakistan, even individual provinces refuse to consider giving water to their neighbors.

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