Mona Yacoubian on the Middle East’s Dangerous Escalation Dynamic

October 30, 2024 00:07:50
Mona Yacoubian on the Middle East’s Dangerous Escalation Dynamic
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Mona Yacoubian on the Middle East’s Dangerous Escalation Dynamic

Oct 30 2024 | 00:07:50

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Show Notes

Amid the latest exchange of strikes between Israel and Iran, the Middle East is “a region that really is on fire,” says USIP’s Mona Yacoubian.  “There are no guardrails anymore … all of these different players are testing and probing each other to see what they can get away with. And that’s where the danger lies.”

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