2018 Middle East Dilemma
Now that we are firmly in to 2018 there is still a chance that some of the Middle East dilemma can be changed before 2019. The biggest problem we face is the constant barrage of media that is currently swilling around the Trump administration. I will admit he has gotten things moving when it comes to North Korea and Russia but it seems Syria, Bahrain and Yemen are stagnant when it comes down to political change and peace.
The Tumultuous Middle East
The violence in Syria is still occurring daily and even though we don't see the impact it is still very real and nominal. The people in Syria are still dealing with a tyranny government ruling that is trying to slip back to 8 years ago before the civil conflict began as they offer the people no real reforms. Rebuilding from rubble because of the government's scorched earth campaign is painstaking and almost impossible for the majority of population. The refugee camps are now more like small cities with people still fearful about returning to Syria and Assad's government. In areas of active conflict the government with the help of pro-government groups from Russia, Iran and Hezbollah are able to hold a vast population under siege in deplorable conditions throughout the countryside.
Bahrain seems to have been able to restrain most of the political opposition leadership by locking them up or striping them of their citizenship. I haven't found a lot of reform or change in the ruling class and yet I have found it's more difficult to communicate with the grassroots groups that favored change and equality for the Shiite population.
Yeman still doesn't have a functioning government with all of the fighting fractions they almost seem to be the most vulnerable of all the conflicts because of extreme poverty and the lack of resources. They have lost themselves in the fighting fractions that are being deployed from exterior means from around the Middle East.
Now that we are firmly in to 2018 there is still a chance that some of the Middle East dilemma can be changed before 2019. The biggest problem we face is the constant barrage of media that is currently swilling around the Trump administration. I will admit he has gotten things moving when it comes to North Korea and Russia but it seems Syria, Bahrain and Yemen are stagnant when it comes down to political change and peace.
The Tumultuous Middle East
The violence in Syria is still occurring daily and even though we don't see the impact it is still very real and nominal. The people in Syria are still dealing with a tyranny government ruling that is trying to slip back to 8 years ago before the civil conflict began as they offer the people no real reforms. Rebuilding from rubble because of the government's scorched earth campaign is painstaking and almost impossible for the majority of population. The refugee camps are now more like small cities with people still fearful about returning to Syria and Assad's government. In areas of active conflict the government with the help of pro-government groups from Russia, Iran and Hezbollah are able to hold a vast population under siege in deplorable conditions throughout the countryside.
Bahrain seems to have been able to restrain most of the political opposition leadership by locking them up or striping them of their citizenship. I haven't found a lot of reform or change in the ruling class and yet I have found it's more difficult to communicate with the grassroots groups that favored change and equality for the Shiite population.
Yeman still doesn't have a functioning government with all of the fighting fractions they almost seem to be the most vulnerable of all the conflicts because of extreme poverty and the lack of resources. They have lost themselves in the fighting fractions that are being deployed from exterior means from around the Middle East.
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