Publication

This publication examines the geopolitical situation unfolding in Middle Eastern politics since the onset of the US-led wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It focuses on the notions of the Sunni-Shia divide and the "Rise of the Shia." The author explains how and why geo- and power politics reinforce the sectarian divide on the basis of several international relations theories and explores the formation of a regional US-led anti-Iranian "alliance."