Governments are being strengthened in countries such as Syria, Iraq, Libya and Lebanon. The US and Europe support those who serve their interests. Syria lies at the centre of a strategic equation in the new era. At least part of the Gulf’s oil is planned to be transported through Syria to the Mediterranean.
Proxies are changing in the Middle East; the US is replacing organisations with states. Whilst central governments are being strengthened within the new regional order, a new alliance and security architecture is being established through ‘state-proxies’ dependent on the US.
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