š THE END OF THE OLD MIDDLE EAST, AND THE DANGEROUS WORLD THAT IS EMERGING
In an essay published in The Wall Street Journal, historian Simon Sebag-Montefioreāauthor of The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle Eastāargues that the Middle East is undergoing a profound geopolitical transformation.
According to Montefiore, old regional rivalries are giving way to new alliances and strategic convergences, driven by recent conflicts. The result is a region where security interests and national survival begin to outweigh older divisions.
An example cited by the historian is the relationship between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. Despite enormous regional tensions, the Abraham Accords remain in force. Montefiore notes that the UAE even used Iron Dome technology and Israeli personnel to help repel Iranian attacks.
For the author, these developments are not isolated episodes. They are part of a larger transformation in which different conflicts and geopolitical theaters are increasingly interconnected.
The outcome may be a less predictable Middle East, with more pragmatic alliances and a completely different balance of power from the one that defined the past few decades.
In an essay published in The Wall Street Journal, historian Simon Sebag-Montefioreāauthor of The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle Eastāargues that the Middle East is undergoing a profound geopolitical transformation.
According to Montefiore, old regional rivalries are giving way to new alliances and strategic convergences, driven by recent conflicts. The result is a region where security interests and national survival begin to outweigh older divisions.
An example cited by the historian is the relationship between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. Despite enormous regional tensions, the Abraham Accords remain in force. Montefiore notes that the UAE even used Iron Dome technology and Israeli personnel to help repel Iranian attacks.
For the author, these developments are not isolated episodes. They are part of a larger transformation in which different conflicts and geopolitical theaters are increasingly interconnected.
The outcome may be a less predictable Middle East, with more pragmatic alliances and a completely different balance of power from the one that defined the past few decades.
