Arab countries emerge on the international scenario as kaleidoscopic, multi-layered actors, whose engagement with socio-political fragilities seems a never ending effort. Analysts and historians have long claimed and demonstrated the critical consequences of Western intervention in the area throughout the decades, and the legacy of these interventions still surfaces when addressing ethno-religious issues (Hopwood, 2013). Syria and Iraq provide an extremely clear example of politically driven miscalculations and bad governance which contributed to worsening the already fragmented socio-political national landscape.
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