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{{legend|#008000|Greater Middle East (An area of common religion currently undergoing major political re-alignment)}}
{{legend|#008000|Greater Middle East (An area of common religion currently undergoing major political re-alignment)}}
{{legend|#73ED73|Areas sometimes associated with the Middle East (Common socio-cultural connections)}}]]
{{legend|#73ED73|Areas sometimes associated with the Middle East (Common socio-cultural connections)}}]]
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| bodyclass = vcard
| title = Greater Middle East
| image = [[File:Greater Middle East (orthographic projection).svg|220px|Greater Middle East]]
| caption1 = Location of the Greater Middle East
| label1 = Population
| data1 = ~750 million 1971–2010 ([http://iea.org/co2highlights/co2highlights.pdf pdf] pages 6) IEA (OECD/ World Bank) (original population ref OECD/ World Bank e.g. in IEA Key World Energy Statistics 2010 page 6)</ref>
| label2 = Countries
| data2 = {{Collapsible list
| titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;
| title = 24 countries
| {{flag|Afghanistan}}
| {{flag|Algeria}}
| {{flag|Bahrain}}
| {{flag|Djibouti}}
| {{flag|Egypt}}
| {{flag|Iran}}
| {{flag|Iraq}}
| {{flag|Israel}}
| {{flag|Jordan}}
| {{flag|Kuwait}}
| {{flag|Lebanon}}
| {{flag|Libya}}
| {{flag|Mauritania}}
| {{flag|Morocco}}
| {{flag|Oman}}
| {{flag|Pakistan}}
| {{flag|State of Palestine|name=Palestine}}
| {{flag|Qatar}}
| {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
| {{flag|Somalia}}
| {{flag|Somaliland}}
| {{flag|Sudan}}
| {{flag|Syria}}
| {{flag|Tunisia}}
| {{flag|Turkey}}
| {{flagicon|Western Sahara}} [[Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic]]
| {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
| {{flag|Yemen}}
| {{flag|Armenia}}
| {{flag|Azerbaijan}}
| {{flag|Cyprus}}
| {{flag|Georgia}}
| {{flag|Kazakhstan}}
| {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
| {{flag|Tajikistan}}
| {{flag|Turkmenistan}}
| {{flag|Uzbekistan}}
}}
| label3 = Languages
| data3 ={{collapsible list
| titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;
| title = ~60 languages
| '''Official languages'''
| [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| [[Malayalam]]
| [[Arabic language|Arabic]]
| [[Greek language|Greek]]
| [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]
| [[Kurdish language|Kurdish]]
| [[Persian language|Persian]]
| [[Turkish language|Turkish]]
| [[Georgian language|Georgian]]
| [[Urdu]]
| '''Unofficial spoken/recognized languages'''
| [[Abaza language|Abaza]]
| [[Abkhaz language|Abkhaz]]
| [[Afshar language]]
| [[Amharic]]
| [[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]]
| [[Balochi language|Balochi]]
| [[Chechen language|Chechen]]
| [[Chinese language|Chinese]]
| [[Circassian language|Circassian]]
| [[Crimean Tatar language|Crimean Tatar]]
| [[Coptic language|Coptic]]
| [[Domari language|Domari]]
| [[English Language|English]]
| [[French Language|French]]
| [[Balkan Gagauz Turkish]]
| [[Gilaki language|Gilaki]]
| [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]
| [[Hindi]]
| [[Italian language|Italian]]
| [[Kabardian language|Kabardian]]
| [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]]
| [[Kumyk language|Kumyk]]
| [[Kurbet language|Kurbet]]
| [[Kyrgyz language|Kyrgyz]]
| [[Judaeo-Spanish]]
| [[Laz language|Laz]]
| [[Luri language|Lurish]]
| [[Mazanderani language|Mazanderani]]
| [[Neo-Aramaic languages|Aramaic]]
| [[Nobiin language|Nobiin]]
| [[Qashqai language|Qashqai]]
| [[Romanian language|Romanian]]
| [[Siwa language|Siwa]]
| [[Somali language|Somali]]
| [[Syriac language|Syriac]]
| [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]]
| [[Talysh language|Talysh]]
| [[Tatar language|Tatar]]
| [[Thai language|Thai]]
| [[Tosk Albanian|Tosk]]
| [[Turkmen language|Turkmen]]
| [[Turoyo language|Turoyo]]
| [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]
| [[Uyghur language|Uyghur]]
| [[Yiddish language|Yiddish]]
| [[Zaza language|Zaza]]
}}
| label4 = Time Zones
| data4 = [[UTC+2:00]], [[UTC+3|UTC+3:00]], [[UTC+3:30]], [[UTC+4:00]], [[UTC+4:30]]
| label5 = Largest Cities
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{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Baghdad]] |{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Riyadh]] | {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Faisalabad]] | {{flagicon|SUD}} [[Khartoum]] |
}}
}}
The '''Greater Middle East''' is a [[Political geography|political]] term that denotes a set of contiguously connected countries. The region stretches from Morocco in the west all the way to the western edge of China in the east.<ref>Ottaway, Marina & Carothers, Thomas (2004-03-29), [http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=1480 The Greater Middle East Initiative: Off to a False Start], Policy Brief, ''Carnegie Endowment for International Peace'', 29, Pages 1-7</ref> Various countries in the [[South Caucasus]] and [[Central Asia]] are sometimes also included. According to Andrew Bacevich in his book "America's war for the Greater Middle East" (2016), the career soldier and Professor Emeritus at Boston University states that this region is the theatre for a series of conflicts dating back to 1980, which heralded the start of the Iran-Iraq war. Since then, the U.S. has been involved in balancing conflicts amongst these culturally interconnected nations in order to further its interests in the region. The Greater Middle East is sometimes referred to as "The New Middle East",<ref name="urukut">{{Cite web|url=http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=NAZ20061116&articleId=3882|accessdate=2008-08-21|title=Plans for Redrawing the Middle East: The Project for a "New Middle East"|date=2006-11-18|first=Mahdi Darius|last=Nazemroaya|work=Global Research}}</ref> or "The Great Middle East Project".<ref>[http://www.sakarya.edu.tr/en/?nid=237 “Great Middle East Project” Conference by Prof. Dr. Mahir Kaynak and Ast.Prof. Dr. Emin Gürses in SAU]</ref><ref>[http://www.emep.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=155:-the-greater-middle-east-project-the-new-name-for-occupation-and-re-division&catid=47:articles&Itemid=98 Turkish Emek Political Parties]</ref>
The '''Greater Middle East''' is a [[Political geography|political]] term that denotes a set of contiguously connected countries. The region stretches from Morocco in the west all the way to the western edge of China in the east.<ref>Ottaway, Marina & Carothers, Thomas (2004-03-29), [http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=1480 The Greater Middle East Initiative: Off to a False Start], Policy Brief, ''Carnegie Endowment for International Peace'', 29, Pages 1-7</ref> Various countries in the [[South Caucasus]] and [[Central Asia]] are sometimes also included. According to Andrew Bacevich in his book "America's war for the Greater Middle East" (2016), the career soldier and Professor Emeritus at Boston University states that this region is the theatre for a series of conflicts dating back to 1980, which heralded the start of the Iran-Iraq war. Since then, the U.S. has been involved in balancing conflicts amongst these culturally interconnected nations in order to further its interests in the region. The Greater Middle East is sometimes referred to as "The New Middle East",<ref name="urukut">{{Cite web|url=http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=NAZ20061116&articleId=3882|accessdate=2008-08-21|title=Plans for Redrawing the Middle East: The Project for a "New Middle East"|date=2006-11-18|first=Mahdi Darius|last=Nazemroaya|work=Global Research}}</ref> or "The Great Middle East Project".<ref>[http://www.sakarya.edu.tr/en/?nid=237 “Great Middle East Project” Conference by Prof. Dr. Mahir Kaynak and Ast.Prof. Dr. Emin Gürses in SAU]</ref><ref>[http://www.emep.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=155:-the-greater-middle-east-project-the-new-name-for-occupation-and-re-division&catid=47:articles&Itemid=98 Turkish Emek Political Parties]</ref>


Revision as of 08:49, 12 February 2017

  Orientalist definition of the Middle East
  Greater Middle East (An area of common religion currently undergoing major political re-alignment)
  Areas sometimes associated with the Middle East (Common socio-cultural connections)

The Greater Middle East is a political term that denotes a set of contiguously connected countries. The region stretches from Morocco in the west all the way to the western edge of China in the east.[1] Various countries in the South Caucasus and Central Asia are sometimes also included. According to Andrew Bacevich in his book "America's war for the Greater Middle East" (2016), the career soldier and Professor Emeritus at Boston University states that this region is the theatre for a series of conflicts dating back to 1980, which heralded the start of the Iran-Iraq war. Since then, the U.S. has been involved in balancing conflicts amongst these culturally interconnected nations in order to further its interests in the region. The Greater Middle East is sometimes referred to as "The New Middle East",[2] or "The Great Middle East Project".[3][4]

This term was more clearly defined to denote a specific region in the U.S. administration's preparatory work for the G8 summit of 2004[5] as part of a proposal for sweeping change in the way the West deals with the Middle East.

Former U.S. National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski states that a "political awakening" is taking place in this region which may be an indicator of the multi-polar world that is now developing. He alluded to the Greater Middle East as the "Global Balkans", and as a control lever on an area he refers to as Eurasia.[citation needed][6]

Countries and territories of the Greater Middle East

Countries sometimes associated with the Greater Middle East

Source: "America's War on the Greater Middle East, Andrew Bacevich (2016)"

See also

References

  1. ^ Ottaway, Marina & Carothers, Thomas (2004-03-29), The Greater Middle East Initiative: Off to a False Start, Policy Brief, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 29, Pages 1-7
  2. ^ Nazemroaya, Mahdi Darius (2006-11-18). "Plans for Redrawing the Middle East: The Project for a "New Middle East"". Global Research. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  3. ^ “Great Middle East Project” Conference by Prof. Dr. Mahir Kaynak and Ast.Prof. Dr. Emin Gürses in SAU
  4. ^ Turkish Emek Political Parties
  5. ^ Perthes, V., 2004, America's "Greater Middle East" and Europe: Key Issues for Dialogue, Middle East Policy, Volume XI, No.3, Pages 85-97.
  6. ^ Zbigniew Brzezinski, "The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and Its Geo-strategic Imperatives" [page needed] Cited in (Nazemroaya, 2006).
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