Why 🐵 NatSecAllTheTime picked: When America retreats from the Middle East, the region’s overarching order will no longer be imposed from afar. Will that herald an orgy of score-settling and violence, or a new beginning?

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This is an analysis of a major strategic shift regarding the United States' military and diplomatic presence in the Middle East.

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This is an analysis of a major strategic shift regarding the United States' military and diplomatic presence in the Middle East.

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