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Abraham, Cyrus, and the New Middle East<\/h1>\n

By Raghu Kondori, in \u201cThe Jerusalem Strategic Tribune\u201d<\/p>\n

For years, the dominant geopolitical language surrounding the Middle East revolved around multipolarity. China rising. Russia returning. America declining. The end of the unipolar world. BRICS, resistance blocs, parallel systems, Eurasian realignment.<\/p>\n

Read the full article on\u00a0the\u00a0Jerusalem Strategic Tribune<\/a><\/p>\n

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