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Regional conflict formations :    is the Middle East next/ 
Reinoud Leenders 
 -  2007 
<br/><br/> This article offers an attempt to understand the nature and scope of this regional interconnections involving three of the region's states Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.  This article suggests that provided some methodological problems are addressed or at least acknowledge  the RCF model offers a useful approach to studying and addressing this region's multiple conflicts.  Its assessment  of the RCF model's utility in reference to the Middle East broken down along the suggested levels of military networks, political networks, economic financial networks and social networks. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>MIDDLE EAST--CONFLICT FORMATIONS<br/>LEBANON<br/>IRAQ<br/>SYRIA<br/>REGIONAL CONFLICTS