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Levant
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Opportunities for Collective Regional Security in the Middle East carnegieendowment.org Mar 5, 2025 4 facts
claimSaudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar possess the financial and political capital necessary to shape outcomes in Syria and the broader Levant.
claimThe United Arab Emirates is exploring collaborations with Saudi Arabia and Egypt to stabilize Syria and the broader Levant region to mitigate risks associated with regional instability.
claimSaudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar possess the financial and political capital necessary to influence outcomes in Syria and the broader Levant.
claimThe United Arab Emirates is exploring collaborations with Saudi Arabia and Egypt to stabilize Syria and the broader Levant region to mitigate risks associated with regional instability.
An Integrated U.S. Strategy to Address Iran's Nuclear and Regional ... carnegieendowment.org Oct 26, 2017 3 facts
referenceEhud Yaari analyzed Iran's regional ambitions in the Levant in an article published by Foreign Affairs on May 1, 2017.
claimThe potential establishment of an Iranian naval base in Syria or the deployment of high-end conventional forces could fundamentally reshape the strategic balance in the Levant and threaten Israel.
accountThe second Gulf War diminished the threat Iraq posed to Iran and removed the buffer Iraq provided against Iranian force and influence projection into the Levant.
Iran's Geopolitical Footprint: Regional Power or Global Contender? moderndiplomacy.eu Mar 26, 2025 2 facts
claimIn the Syrian Civil War, Iran has provided critical military support to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad to secure a foothold in the Levant and maintain an access route to the Mediterranean.
claimIran provides critical military support to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria to ensure a foothold in the Levant and secure an access route to the Mediterranean.
After the War: Rethinking Regional Security in the Middle ... arab-reform.net Mar 13, 2026 2 facts
perspectiveA viable regional pact should include an agenda for energy interconnection, reconstruction finance for the Levant, and trade integration linking the Gulf to Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Türkiye.
claimThe economic model for the Middle East prioritized corridors linking the Gulf, Israel, and Europe, benefiting Tel Aviv and Dubai while treating the Levant (Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan) as a security problem to be bypassed or bombed rather than rebuilt.
A Status Quo Power in a Changing Region: Iran's Regionalism in ... cambridge.org Dec 1, 2025 2 facts
perspectiveIranian leader Ali Khamenei has frequently highlighted the Levant and Iraq as Iran's 'strategic depth,' which are crucial for shaping regional security arrangements and opposing US-led regional orders.
claimTurkey is unlikely to escalate the situation in the South Caucasus as long as instability persists in Syria, because unpredictable developments in the Levant prevent Turkey from shifting its focus entirely to another front.
The Evolution of Human Nutrition carta.anthropogeny.org Dec 7, 2012 1 fact
claimNeanderthals inhabited a wide geographical range stretching from the Levant to northern Europe and eastward to Iraq, spanning both glacial and interglacial periods.
We Bombed the Wrong Target Iran's Proxy Network Strategy irregularwarfare.org Mar 10, 2026 1 fact
claimThe Combating Terrorism Center at West Point asserts that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF) maintains directorates across Asia, the Levant, Europe, Africa, and the Americas, and its operational efficacy is not dependent on any single individual, including the late Qasem Soleimani.
Iran at a Historical Crossroads - E-International Relations e-ir.info Mar 25, 2025 1 fact
claimThe potential fall of Damascus from Iran's sphere of influence, driven by a Turkiye-backed rebellion against the Assad regime, would constitute a significant strategic loss for Iran by eliminating its foothold in the Levant and severing the land bridge to Hezbollah.
Proxy Warfare in the Greater Middle East and its Periphery: An Atlas newamerica.org 1 fact
claimThe 'arc of instability' consists of countries located in the Levant, North Africa, South Asia, and the Black Sea region.
Origins and evolution of the Western diet: health implications for the ... academia.edu 1 fact
referenceBar-Yosef (1998) identified the Natufian culture in the Levant as a threshold to the origins of agriculture.
The role of Plant Foods in the evolution and Dispersal of early Humans kernsverlag.com Jul 30, 2022 1 fact
referenceM. Ben-Dor, A. Gopher, I. Hershkovitz, and R. Barkai published 'Man the Fat Hunter: The Demise of Homo erectus and the Emergence of a New Hominin Lineage in the Middle Pleistocene (ca. 400 kyr) Levant' in PLoS ONE in 2011.