From bad to worse? 5 things 2018 will bring to the Middle East
- Written by James L. Gelvin, Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, University of California, Los Angeles
Syrian Democratic Forces looking toward the northern town of Tabqa, Syria.Syrian Democratic Forces, via AP
It’s always dangerous to make predictions about the Middle East.
After all, few experts foresaw Anwar al-Sadat’s trip to Jerusalem in 1977, which led to the first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab state, nor did they predict...
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