The Middle East has been aptly referred to as a powder keg on many occasions in the past, but never before has said powder keg been so close to blowing up.
The Arab Spring brought down several seemingly stable dictatorial rulers in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya, and more are almost certain to follow. Popular unrest is on the rise, civil wars are looming in Yemen and Syria, and Islamist fundamentalists are jockeying for state power. Worst of all, preparations for yet another war in the region appear to be underway.
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