Middle East Points of Light
The turmoil engulfing the Middle East in 2014 was like nothing seen before in the region, which is why optimism is needed more than ever. Unless the region can build on recent positive developments to restore and secure peace and stability, the alternative may be too grim for even a pessimist to imagine.
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ISTANBUL – I started my political career in 1991 – the same year as the first Gulf War and the Middle East Peace Conference in Madrid. The leaders of the time were well aware of the complex links between the Palestine problem and other challenges in the Middle East. Unfortunately, those links remain.