"And I have found both freedom and safety in my madness, the freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us. But let me not be too proud of my safety. Even a Thief in a jail is safe from another thief. "

Khalil Gibran (How I Became a Madman)

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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Who will lead the Middle East? The patterns of destructive competition (Gokhan Bacık- Today's Zaman)

Countries like Turkey, Iran and Saudi Arabia have different and, many times, competing regional visions.

The competition for a position of regional leadership transforms the whole region into a perfect theater of ultra-Machiavellianism. Pragmatism reigns and countries become employers of contradictory strategies.

http://www.todayszaman.com/columnists/gokhan-bacik-329313-who-will-lead-the-middle-east-the-patterns-of-destructive-competition.html