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o After the Arab Spring the Sinai quickly became a crime hub
with drugs, people, weapons, and other crimes
Morsi redeployed the army out of the Sinai
Now that Morsi is out of power the power the military
is back in the region. But Iran armed the Sinai
peninsula to the teeth
o The Seuz Canal is being used less and less for commerce
and American warships
We really need the suez canal in the modern
economic environment
o Egypt has some very serious problems but do to a close
relationship with the united states so they have a
incredible military
We trained and equipped the Egyptian military
After the US began to cut aid over democracy Egypt
grown closer with Russia
The same thing is true with isreal and Saudi
Arabia
Syria
o In the past 8 weeks the conflict has intensified
o Possible talks between the US and Russia over how to end
the current conflict
o Syria has access to the Mediterranean and the only Russian
military base
o Putin is the only close ally of Syria
Jordan
o The king of Jordan has the final say in a constitutional
democracy
o When a Jordanian pilot was placed in a cage and lit on fire
they hung two ISIS fighters and made a aggressive
bombing campaign
o US has failed to reinforce the armament of Jordan
Saudi Arabia
o Saudi Arabia is angry over the nuclear deal and want now
to peruse there own nuclear weapons
o Iran is waging a proxy war destabilizing the surrounding
nations
o After the death of King Abdullah, King Salaman quickly rose
to power and is now trying to cement his control
o Saudi Arabia rate of executions has increased
Turkey
o Turkey is heavily Sunni Muslim
o Erdogan rose to power and started trying to consolidate his
power