Brief: An Arab Bloc in the Making?

Regional cooperation is built on small steps.

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Background: Since the end of World War II, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and other Arab countries in the Middle East have been exploring the possibility of an integrated Arab bloc that would engender regional security, non-interference by outside powers and economic interaction. The last time they tried to form one was in 1989 with the short-lived […]

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