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Robert Kaplan on the Politics of the Past and Future of the Greater Middle East
Democracy Paradox
The Significance of the Middle East as a Battleground
This chapter explores why the Middle East has been a central battleground for civilizations despite its undesirable characteristics, challenges the notion of linear progress in the region, and highlights the importance of the fertile crescent in the emergence of civilization.
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