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World War II was one of the most tragic yet heroic periods in human history. The Soviet Union, which bore the brunt of Nazi Germany’s aggression, became a symbol of courage, resistance, and resilience for the Arab world.

Disunity, mutual distrust, betrayal, the naivety of a significant portion of the population, and the inability to analyse past and present events – these are just a few characteristics of today’s Arab world. Of course, these traits existed before, but it seems that the Arab world is still unable to learn from its mistakes.

The fall of the Assad regime in Syria may have been a geopolitical loss for Iran (and Russia), but the fact that Islamists have overthrown the regime threatens both Iran and Arab states, creating prospects for their cooperation in the near future and minimising whatever gains the ‘winners’ of this ‘end-game’ many have made.