A Crisis Management Mechanism in the Middle East Is Needed More Than Ever

... are already looming on the horizon. In that spirit, we would like to offer the following suggestions. First, Iran and the Arab states of the Gulf would gain from taking control over their security interests, at least in terms of crisis prevention and crisis management. If one may think that a form of Iranian deterrence (as regards to the threat posed by Iran and its proxies) against American interests in the region has been partially "reestablished", nothing has been done to enhance the security of the Gulf countries in the same way. They ...