PS 345 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Middle East, Egypt, The Middle (Tv Series)
20 Nov 2018
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It is not as important as we are made to believe (e. luttwak"s argument) Countries in the me don"t fight against each other--they draw in int"l attention -- the us gets themselves into fights that they don"t belong in. Egypt in 1950s = considered strongest army (on paper); easily defeated by israel. There is no army in the middle east that could actually threaten any of the major powers: usa, uk, france, russia, etc. Essentially useless armies (conventional) can stop insurgence but cannot fight a war. Per capita patent production in the middle east is of that in sub- Despite its oil wealth, the entire middle east generated under 4% of global saharan africa. Can"t oblige them and expect them to ever change. The middle east is not as important as we believe. Politics: western great powers" democratic systems do not allow to forget about it".
