From a reader: ""Two decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union affirmed
the United States as the dominant power in the Middle East, a resurgent Russia is
seeking ways large and small to fill the vacuum left by the departure of
American troops from Iraq and the toppling of U.S. allies in the Arab Spring
revolts." "Only the United States, with its extensive network of
military bases across the region and its superior military technology, can
offer the kind of security guarantees that jittery Arab nations seek, he said.
Alani, who consults closely with Persian Gulf leaders, acknowledged the
dependence."
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