ABSTRACT
In the spring of 2007, veteran Middle Eastern analyst and former Clinton Administration of cial Martin Indyk characterized the Middle East as being turned “upside down” in the aftermath of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.2 It is hard to argue with his assessment. The invasion and its aftermath have unleashed a wide-ranging reordering of the internal and external dynamics of regional security that could see the region plunged into a prolonged period of strategic instability.
