Jonathan Stephen Harry Riley
1 min readMar 6, 2024

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The middle East is a great example where the ottoman Empire, the British and French Empires and now the United States

Have all managed the powder keg that is the middle East

With the USA slowly leaving the region it means the regional powers of Turkey, Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iran

Most manage the region themselves

You could say the world may have been better divided into opposing camps of east and west

It's kept ethnic conflict and other conflicts contained within the framework of Russia versus America

Know we got the rise of continental powers and regional powers around the world

Due to America not becoming less Powerful but losing the share of power globally to overpowers

In the world there's a finite level of power which exists which means Nations can lose and gain power

Or that their power is no longer enough the British Empire is a prime example Britain today has marked power than it had in the 19th century

But it has lost its sher power due to even more powerful actors

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Jonathan Stephen Harry Riley
Jonathan Stephen Harry Riley

Written by Jonathan Stephen Harry Riley

I have been writing from 2014 to the present day; my writing is focused on history, politics, culture, geopolitics and other related topics.

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