One of the few positive features of the region is that no global power rivalries are currently playing out there. But the regional struggle for mastery between Iran and Saudi Arabia (with Israel as a third actor) could prove to be all the more dangerous, given the prevailing – and deeply entrenched – mindset of traditional power politics.
极少数积极特征之一是目前该地区不存在世界级大国的对立。但是，考虑到主流的、根深蒂固的传统实力政治思维，伊朗和沙特阿拉伯（以色列则是第三方）质检的霸权之争可能十分危险。支持合作性冲突解决方案的制度和传统在该地区几乎不存在。