Any attempt to redraw boundaries in the Middle East will exacerbate and amplify the existing conflicts in the area (Iraqi Kurds’ leader says redraw boundaries,23 January). Further integration, rather than dis-integration, or may be the cure. In a narrow sense,the “caliphate”, in its attempt to unify, or may be considered to be more forward-looking than all the nationalist groups in the area that are still engaged in battles and wars of preceding centuries.
If we try to assume a peaceful and prosperous future for the area,we would possibly see a confederation of states closely engaged in trade and cooperating in management of their resources on the European model.
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Source: theguardian.com