Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. The West Should Let the Middle East Settle Its Own Differences 278 November 16, 2015 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) on 16 November 2015 by Tom Switzer (link to originallink to original) Translated from English by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Australiacounterterrorismforeign policygeopoliticsIraq WarMiddle EastSyriaTerrorism Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Saudi Arabia: US-Iran Deal Must Not Become Another Gaza Peace Plan June 18, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe parallels between this latest deal and the Gaza agreement are clear and concerning in equal measure. 0 Italy: Trump’s Weak Compromise June 20, 2026. Published in Corriere della SeraThe 14 proposed points read as though they were dictated by the Iranian regime[.] 0 Venezuela: Cuba: The Cruelty of Tyranny June 21, 2026. Published in AnaliticaThe island cannot continue to be ruled by a statist, militaristic, totalitarian and corrupt caste that controls the entire nation. 0 Austria: A Senseless Macho War Is Raging between the US and Iran June 17, 2026. Published in Der StandardEach side wants to fire the last rocket to show who’s stronger. 0 Spain: Trump’s G7 Summit June 20, 2026. Published in El PaÃsDeference and appeasement can never be the right strategy. 0 Topics Egypt: The Switzerland Deal: A New President and a Middle East Shrouded in Uncertainty June 22, 2026. Published in almasryalyoum[W]hat the Switzerland negotiations ultimately lead to may help determine who the next U.S. president will be, as much as they will define the rules of the game in the Middle East. 0 Canada: Trump Defeated by Iran June 22, 2026. Published in Le DevoirThe madness of this war is all the more evident now that it has achieved none of its initial objectives. 0 Saudi Arabia: The US-Iran Agreement Is a 1st Step June 22, 2026. Published in Arab News[T]he global economy remains in a state of suspended hope and not yet on a path toward definitive recovery. 0 India: From Indo-Pacific to Pacific: Delhi Must Prepare for Strategic Loneliness June 22, 2026. Published in FirstpostThe shrinking of ambitions away from the Indian Ocean ... suggests that the [U.S] is ceding the continent, including West Asia, to China. 0 Israel: The Defeat of Pax-Americana June 21, 2026. Published in Israel HayomAll of Trump and Macron's attempts to gloss over this charade and downplay Iran's threats are deceptive and hypocritical. 0 Venezuela: Cuba: The Cruelty of Tyranny June 21, 2026. Published in AnaliticaThe island cannot continue to be ruled by a statist, militaristic, totalitarian and corrupt caste that controls the entire nation. 0 Italy: Trump’s Weak Compromise June 20, 2026. Published in Corriere della SeraThe 14 proposed points read as though they were dictated by the Iranian regime[.] 0 Spain: Trump’s G7 Summit June 20, 2026. Published in El PaÃsDeference and appeasement can never be the right strategy. 0 Related Articles Australia: Benjamin Netanyahu Looks To Be Pushing Donald Trump to His Limits June 11, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: Trump’s Tariff Game Has Resumed and Australia Could Face Some Curveballs June 5, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: Can 1 Optimal Pathway Have 2 Lanes? When It Comes to AUKUS Submarines, Apparently Yes June 3, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: Trump’s Intervention in Netanyahu’s Plans To Bomb Beirut Reminds World Who’s Calling Shots in Iran June 2, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Austria: Notorious Bully Trump Is Hurting Himself May 28, 2026. Published in Der StandardTrump has dropped the hammer on his own toes. Previous articleUS Soldiers in Syria: The New ContestNext articleThe US Must Define Its Security Interests, and Assure It Has the Military Capability to Enforce Them LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment