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The Middle East
A never-ending quagmire?
In this extended episode, Laurance asks why the Middle East, focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian situation, remains such a quagmire. He attempts to give a balanced perspective which will not shy away from criticism, but will avoid retreating to any one specific narrative which is likely to allow our emotive “elephants” to dominate our more reasonable “riders”.
It makes good sense to begin with the hope that the only way forward, apart from pointless, never-ending conflict, is one which empowers both sides to work together. With a view to moving in that direction…
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