The Changing Middle Eastern Platform: Implications for US Policy

The Middle East of today is in a state of constant flux. In many ways it is a very different place than what it was just a decade or two ago due to the fundamental changes that have taken place on the ground in many spheres. Thus an understanding of the new challenges the US and its strategic ally – Israel – are facing in the region requires an analysis of the different dynamics currently underway and an effort to comprehend their ramifications.