“What we are seeing is the U.S. losing its ability to shape events in the region, even though it remains by far the pre-eminent military power,” says Waleed Hazbun, director of the Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies at the American University in Beirut. “You’re seeing others moving in to fill the gap.”
Experts say there are echoes of 19th and 20th century scrambles for resources, territory and influence."
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