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I can answer any question that deals with geopolitics, political stability and the role of big powers in the Middle East. My strongest background deals with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but I have a good knowledge of the region going from the Caucasus to Egypt, the Arabic Peninsula and Central Asia. Even if your question does not directly deal with this, I will try to answer it anyway.
I worked for the Center for American Studies in Brussels and for the European Institute for International Relations as political analyst.
CAS, EIIR
BA Political Science MA International Relations MA American Studies
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| Wendy | 11/23/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | I have searched for an unbiased answer ..... |
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Hi Wendy, Sorry for the delay. Egypt is a state that has nothing to do in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Gaza is very troubled zone and had to face many invasions from Israel, while Hamaus is though
Hi Valeria, First of all, it depends what you mean by "failed nations", whether or not it refers to the expression "failed state" (which is obviously not the same). A state is a political organization
Hi Dustin, If Iraq splits into three independent states, each part will very probabely gain every political aspects of modern states nowadays. This includes: military, economic, judiciary, social, etc
Hi Bob, This question is very broad though interesting. Israel has always had very tense relations with its neighbors because of the conflict with the Palestinians. Israel is mainly Jewish and has a
Hello Nida, Interesting question, though it seems quite difficult to quantifiate the role of the US in the spread of terrorism in the region. Terrorism is a method that has been used throughout the

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