But the similarities are many – and sobering. Three and a half years after the dawn of the “Arab Spring,” there is a real possibility that we are witnessing the early phase of a prolonged, costly, and deadly struggle; as bad as things are, they could well become worse.
1618&mdash;1648年的欧洲与2011&mdash;2014年的中东存在显著不同。但相似点也很多&mdash;&mdash;并且令人警觉。在“阿拉伯之春”爆发三年半后，我们正在目睹的极有可能只是一场长期的、代价沉重的、你死我活的斗争的初级阶段；事件极有可能朝着更加糟糕的方向发展。