The Middle East Situation

The region's polarization into bitterly hostile axes has been accentuated by a number of recent developments: the resurgence of tension between Libya and Egypt, the holding of the Palestine National Council meeting in Amman, King Husain's subsequent visit to Cairo, and the resumption of relations between Iraq and the United States. Trying to avoid involvement in the intensifying struggle between the two main regional alignments, the Gulf Cooperation Council...