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The ALT is not, in terms of implications, a purely Arab phenomenon. The region is plagued, some say blessed, by huge fossil fuel reserves that invite strategic interests for consumers throughout the world as well as many a world power, especially those with “imperialist” ambitions.
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Fergany, N. (2016). The Worst Case Scenario, Protracted Regional War Likely to Escalate and a Fragmented New Map of the Region. In: Arab Revolution in the 21st Century?. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-59094-7_6
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