'..The greatest risk of outright confrontation comes from the lack of adequate communication between both sides of the Gulf. This can be rectified, but only if they pursue new relationships, launch discussions on matters of pressing common concern, including the damaging effects of climate change, and open new communication channels, like the one just witnessed in Baghdad—which is why it was such a welcome development.'
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From Diatribes to Dialogue: Why Iran and Saudi Arabia Are Talking, May 7, 2021
'..American bases could become liabilities (or worse, targets) amid greater social turmoil in the Middle East.''..Today, the United States maintains an extensive basing structure in the Middle East, one significantly swollen from the relatively limited footprint it maintained for most of the Cold War .. My argument is that there are probable scenarios in which the perils of staying—either in terms of the Middle East’s uncertain domestic situation or because of the real potential for America to overextend itself militarily and financially— outweigh the other dangers.
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..American bases could become liabilities (or worse, targets) amid greater social turmoil in the Middle East. In that event, they could constrain American freedom of action or force it to double down on support for increasingly repressive regimes in the face of domestic uprisings.'
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'Nothing is Forever: When the US Military Eventually Leaves the Middle East..', July 15, 2019
Context(The U.S. out of the Middle East) - '..Syria .. exit plan .. the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces .. the least apart in terms of their differing visions for the country..'(US troops leaving Saudi Arabia) - 'Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Saudi crown prince of drawdown in June 2 call..''..Raisi said he foresaw a reopening of Iranian and Saudi embassies in Riyadh and Tehran..'(Rapid Energy Transition 2021 - 2030)(Fusion) - '..Helios could soon produce clean hydrogen that’s cheaper than oil .. abandoned immediate plans to develop its LNG sector in favor of hydrogen..''..a synchrotron particle collider .. Jordan .. the Middle East, including Iran, Pakistan, the Palestinian Authority and Israel.''..Positive Peace as a holistic, systemic framework.'Estimate: October, 2025 – Safire Plasma (beyond fusion) Reactors commercially available – Abundance