Mid-East in a nutshell.

In the Middle East we see all the potential social philosophies stand ground against each other and strongly rooted religious influences, in many forms and variations. Iran and Turkey struggle to form the first legitimate Muslim Democracy; Iraq, under the current Bush Administration, is attempting to create an economy based on liberal Capitalism and hyper-privatization; Jordan and Saudi Arabia are grappling with how to manage a kingdom in a time of nation-states and superpowers; Pakistan fears separating the military and the presidency, wondering if unrestrained democracy can truly lead them to peace; India demonstrates the struggles of an underdeveloped country trying to catch up, while China flexes superpower muscles at pre-industrialized rates, trying to balance Socialist morals against corporatist greed; all the while Israel and Palestine fuel the feud between East and West in their quintessential argument over what makes a sovereign nation and what rights they deserve; and Mother Russia looms large above them all, pulling the strings.
How these questions and dynamics resolve themselves will be the next great political revolution. Whether Western Capitalism will again prevail or if new ideas are given the chance to try their hands to the flame. Whatever the case, I find it important to carefully watch the developments that will be our future, and I hope this site can help others do the same.