The combination of ethnic and sectarian fears and rivalries, historical memories, and willful blindness among outside powers seems almost predestined to destabilize the entire Middle East again. Turkey is resurgent yet troubled;
血统和信仰的担心和对立、历史记忆以及外部大国的视而不见，这些因素组合在一起，几乎早就注定了再次动摇整个中东的宿命。土耳其有所复苏但仍麻烦缠身；伊拉克被入侵并被抛弃；伊朗被孤立并被威胁；以色列焦虑而好战；而阿富汗和巴基斯坦存在内部失衡，政治上十分脆弱。