For decades, the Middle East is facing political and
military struggles. Unfortunately,
since several years it seems that tension is rising and is more often surfacing. Different countries are now openly
confronting each other. This is a very delicate situation for Western
states. The confrontations are threatening the geopolitical situation and can
have long-term relational effects. So, what should the European countries, the USA
and others do?
The news from the Middle East was dominated at first by the so-called Arab Spring, followed by fighting in Libya and Syria, continuous riots and fighting in Egypt and all-out civil war in Syria, and now the advancement of Jihadist forces, such as IS (previously known as ISIS or ISIL) in Iraq.