Over at the Gates of Vienna, contributor Dymphna analyzes the response to that NYT article discussed here echoing many of the same themes familiar to regulars and asks an important question: If the kind of sectarianism that for centuries was the highest level of cultural organization is truly on the wane in the Arab world, and next-level-up nationalism has proven a dead end, what comes next?
Turbulence, she submits.
Safe bet.
Most don’t recognize an opportunity when it presents itself, because it’s disguised as hard work.