Jubin m goodarzi biography of donald
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Iran-Russia-Türkiye Triangle: A Challenge for the U.S. Position in the mittpunkt East
Introduction
The Middle East holds a unique position in contemporary international relations. Its geopolitical location at the junction of three continents, with access to crucial communication routes, puts it in the spotlight for global powers. The uniqueness of the Middle East unquestionably strengthens its resource potential, which is not without significance for energy-consuming, global economies.
The history of the empires’ feuds in the Middle East has a thousand-year tradition. Naturally, rivalry has also become an inherent feature of contemporary international relations. The region poses a challenge to the interests of the main players in the international arena who shape a specific balance of power through their involvement in the area based on their potential and constantly changing possibilities of action. Each of the power centers, through implementing the principles of its utländsk polic
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Iran's place in the new Middle East
Many in the Middle East accuse Iran of trying to interfere in Bahrain. Iran's government denies the charge.
Analysts say Iran's influence on the Shia population in Bahrain and in other Gulf States is often overestimated.
"The reality of Shia populations across the GCC [Gulf Co-operation Council] states is that they are not fifth columnists for Iran," says Afshin Molavi, a senior research fellow at the New America Foundation.
"They should be treated for what they are - citizens of those states. When they are treated well, they display the same level of nationalism as other citizens. You don't find many people who long for an Islamic Republic. They long for citizens' rights."
In other words, do not expect any Iran-style revolutions in the Gulf.
Faced with limited influence in the Gulf, and an alliance with a shaky-looking Syria, Iran is trying to shore up its friendships with other countries in t
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SYRIA AND IRAN: Diplomatic Alliance and Power Politics in the mittpunkt East, By: Jubin M. Goodarzi
Introduction
Alliances are central to any analysis of Middle East politics. Tribes, clans and small communities have found security in them since the dawn of civilization. Indeed, for thousands of years, since the ancient empires of the Egyptians, Hittites, Assyrians and Persians, alliances have been a common feature on the Middle East's political landscape. 1 Recurrent struggles between various regional, and later extraregional, powers like the Greeks, Romans and Mongols determined the course of Middle East history for more than two millennia until the rise of modern nation-states in the region during the early half of the twentieth century.
In the decades just before and after the Second World War, the rise of modern nationalism in the distrikt, the gradual retreat of Britain and France and the onset of the cold war ushered in a period of intense political and ideological rivalry