Middle East conflicts: Basic features

The paper explores the causes of the Middle East conflicts. The author considers that apart from historical and religious roots the main causes are the importance of the energy deposits, great and regional powers competition and collisions over energy resources, the complexity of water management in...

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Main Author: Janković Slobodan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of International Politics and Economics, Belgrade 2007-01-01
Series:Međunarodni Problemi
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0025-8555/2007/0025-85550703266J.pdf
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description The paper explores the causes of the Middle East conflicts. The author considers that apart from historical and religious roots the main causes are the importance of the energy deposits, great and regional powers competition and collisions over energy resources, the complexity of water management in the region for its scarcity, traditional, religious and ethnic differences social differentiations and conflicts, growing poverty among majority of people, demographic problems. The persistence and not solving of these problems clearly indicate that local terrorisms, wars and armed confrontations remain the ominous feature of the region, concludes the author.
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spelling doaj-art-e0c37c24bdbc415b9ada7201c5cebf6c2025-08-20T02:51:03ZengInstitute of International Politics and Economics, BelgradeMeđunarodni Problemi0025-85552007-01-01592-326630710.2298/MEDJP0703266JMiddle East conflicts: Basic featuresJanković SlobodanThe paper explores the causes of the Middle East conflicts. The author considers that apart from historical and religious roots the main causes are the importance of the energy deposits, great and regional powers competition and collisions over energy resources, the complexity of water management in the region for its scarcity, traditional, religious and ethnic differences social differentiations and conflicts, growing poverty among majority of people, demographic problems. The persistence and not solving of these problems clearly indicate that local terrorisms, wars and armed confrontations remain the ominous feature of the region, concludes the author.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0025-8555/2007/0025-85550703266J.pdfMiddle East conflictsgreat and regional powersenergy resourcesscarcity of waterreligious and ethnic differencessocial conflictspovertyterrorism
spellingShingle Janković Slobodan
Middle East conflicts: Basic features
Međunarodni Problemi
Middle East conflicts
great and regional powers
energy resources
scarcity of water
religious and ethnic differences
social conflicts
poverty
terrorism
title Middle East conflicts: Basic features
title_full Middle East conflicts: Basic features
title_fullStr Middle East conflicts: Basic features
title_full_unstemmed Middle East conflicts: Basic features
title_short Middle East conflicts: Basic features
title_sort middle east conflicts basic features
topic Middle East conflicts
great and regional powers
energy resources
scarcity of water
religious and ethnic differences
social conflicts
poverty
terrorism
url http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0025-8555/2007/0025-85550703266J.pdf
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