Summary: Reading Time: 1 minuteTerrorists and extremism at every border. Civil wars in the north and the south. Prime ministers resigning. Shifting balances of power. A decline in American influence and a rise in Russian influence. Plagues and famines. Shiite and Sunni regional warfare. This is the Collapse of the Middle East. <br> This episode serves as a sequel to the 2012 podcast series we did on the History of the Modern Middle East. This is everything that has happened since 2012 and a clear context and understanding for what is coming. (Spoiler alert: It is not going to get better.)<br> <br> the End of History <br> Episode 180: The Collapse of the Middle East<br> <br> If you like this episode you will also enjoy our original podcast series on the <a href="http://www.theendofhistory.net/podcast/middle-east-podcast-history/">History of the Modern Middle East</a>.<br> <br> Additional Reading:<br> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/20/world/middleeast/iran-saudi-proxy-war.html?_r=0">How the Iranian-Saudi Proxy Struggle Tore Apart the Middle East</a><br> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2017/11/22/in-the-middle-east-the-dream-of-democracy-is-dead/?utm_term=.a03acb7d3234">In the Middle East the Dream of Democracy is Dead</a><br> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2017/11/22/saudi-arabia-has-devastated-yemen-but-a-lesson-from-1965-can-help-fix-the-mess/?utm_term=.da8783d444d1">Saudi Arabia Has Devastated Yemen</a><br> <a href="https://www.rand.org/blog/2017/11/saudi-arabia-and-iran-may-be-headed-toward-war.html">Saudi Arabia and Iran May Be Headed for War</a><br> <br> If you enjoyed the opening music on this podcast episode….<br> <br>
