... perception that this was a war of religions is wrong. It also shows that there are many other deeply rooted issues that ought to be addressed. After the 1990 collapse of communism and the seemingly triumph of capitalism, democracy and freedom that most of the western world is part of, there was the emergence of three possible trends across the Middle East ... G. Koura writes, "Since 1990, the Middle East has remained mired in a legacy of local and global extremism, terror, and military violence. The Anglo-American-Israeli politicians who seek to define the Middle East for the rest of th...

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