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Scholars of the region, like myself, are also recognizing that our understanding of Arab politics did not anticipate this wave of successful protest.
More importantly, they have destroyed the doctrine of “stability” that allowed the regimes and the West to exploit the
region
and provide security for Israel.
In addition, the excessive violence in Libya might send the message to other peoples in the
region
that the cost of change is too high to pay, and that the relatively peaceful transitions seen in Egypt and Tunisia might not be replicable.
DENVER – Given that most of the Middle East is now in a state of turmoil, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson should be commended for keeping the Syrian conflict in mind during his recent trip to the
region.
But perhaps it would do more if it considered the threat the conflict poses to the entire
region.
Brazil's economic turnaround may have powerfully positive effects on its neighbors, especially the struggling countries of the Andean
region.
Brazil must also pay more attention to environmental management, especially in the fragile yet critical Amazon region, if it wants long-term, sustainable economic development.
European integration was at the core of this experiment in multilateral globalism; with Franco-German reconciliation, Europe, a chronic conflict zone, became a
region
of exemplary cooperators.
When Iraq falls apart, as now appears all but inevitable, the US will need as many friends in the
region
as it can get, particularly as the battle with Iran for regional influence and the conflict over its nuclear program intensifies.
Together, these parties should take a binary approach, addressing both “hardware” factors (which remain constant, such as physical distance to treatment centers and elongated supply chains) and “software” factors (the intangibles that vary greatly in each region, such as the role of family and cultural beliefs).
In fact, Iran’s leaders continue to deride Israel from afar, calling the country an “insult to humanity,” or a “tumor” in the
region
that must be eradicated.
This, in turn, will place a burden on national budgets and banking systems – and will challenge politicians across the
region.
Another difference with past financial downturns in emerging markets is that investments in the EBRD
region
– Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Turkey, and the former Soviet Union – have turned out to be long term, rather than short-term or speculative.
This has brought the
region
much needed stability.
Our investments are aimed at the development and support of market economies across the
region.
Our investments are aimed at overcoming structural problems that have plagued the
region.
Elsewhere in the region, 25% of South Korea’s exports go to China.
Over the past decade, China has committed $140 billion in loans to the region, and Xi has pledged $250 billion in direct investment by 2019.
The message to the
region
is clear: China is here, and it intends to stay.
Iran must demonstrate that it is a responsible player in the
region
– not simply a backer of Shia power.
But the major challenge in this respect is now coming, ironically enough, from America’s main ally in the region, Israel.
At the same time, it is trying to create a situation that will, in effect, make it more difficult for the new president to achieve his policies in the
region.
Yet it is a grave challenge to international peace and could spread instability throughout the
region.
But never before has this internal struggle had such profound ramifications for the
region
and beyond.
Whatever Abdullah’s consolidation of power might mean domestically, the implications for the
region
are profound.
Since 2013, Syria has become the main focus of Saudi Arabia’s attention in the
region.
The political transition at home, it seems, is being matched – for better or worse – by a diplomatic transition in the Kingdom’s stance toward the
region.
When Georgia, which had been flirting with NATO membership, mounted a military response to attacks by secessionists in South Ossetia, an ethnic enclave whose government had been backed by the Kremlin for more than a decade, Russia launched a full-scale invasion to protect the
region.
Only by fully understanding the demands and grievances of these Arab revolutionaries will the West be able to give the
region
appropriate support – and this support is critical.
It also means isolating dictatorships across the
region
– even those governments traditionally considered to be Western allies and reliable economic and political partners.
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