Thucydides’ Trap in the Middle East
In modern journalism, as well as in quite a few analyses, one can find abundant references to the ‘Thucydides trap’. Essentially most of contemporary analysis suggests that the eyes of those researching this phenomenon are fixated on the rivalry between China and the US. Nevertheless, there is another place in the world where this phenomenon is quite dynamic today – and that place is the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.