As the geopolitical chess games and drive for competitive advantage in the Middle East continue to generate winners and losers, fueling instability and rising tensions, one is inclined to ask how much longer before this regional dynamic will push the region towards an all-out war or contribute further to its collective decline.
On March 26, 2010, the Huffington Post published an exclusive piece advancing the following thesis: states in Middle East (Western Asia) can foster and attain lasting peace and progress, protect and advance their collective interests, and once again rise to prominence on the world stage through the creation of an all-inclusive regional union; one modeled on the strong elements of other regional amalgamations of states. This proposition may prima facie seem far-fetched, given the reality on the ground. But is it really? A closer examination and real understanding of the anxieties and interests that are driving state actors in the region paint a picture depicting a chaotic, Hobbesian regional existence that can drastically improve through an all-inclusive supranational organizing framework.
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