But political thinking in the Middle East is often linked to the second timeline. Indeed, it is impossible to grasp the region’s contemporary history and politics without understanding the emergence of the regional state system after World War I and the demise of the Ottoman Empire.
但中东政治思维常常与第二条时间线有关。事实上，如果不理解一战和奥斯曼帝国崩溃以来该地区国家体系的形成，就无法抓住中东地区的当代历史和政治。