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America’s military presence in the Middle East remains significant even as its focus shifts to Asia-Pacific, specifically to containing China. Around 50,000 U.S. troops are stationed in the Arab countries of the Middle East, including 900 troops illegally occupying the oil-rich areas of Syria. Major U.S. troop developments (estimated numbers).
The surprise visit by a senior Hezbollah official to the UAE is a significant diplomatic development, carrying far-reaching geopolitical implications that could mend broken ties, step up regional deal-making, and sink US-Israeli normalization plans.
Today, only Turkey and Qatar continue to be state-sponsors of the Muslim Brotherhood, while the U.S. tacitly supports it.
On January 1, 2024, six new countries will formally join the BRICS grouping. This infographic gives a brief introduction into the expanded BRICS.
