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There is no ‘Middle East.’ There’s a Levant America loves and a Gulf China needs

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to defend themselves against Iran and its proxies, including by acquiring and fielding a variety of U.S. military systems.”

Ultimately, whether or not we are witnessing the birth pangs of a new Middle East is irrelevant. What is of existential importance is whether the United States and China are on an inexorable trajectory to armed conflict over access continue reading …

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