Great background and overview from the Wilson Quarterly on the tri-polar nature of the Arab world today, with hints about possible futures. http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=wq.essay&essay_id=603733
I thought the Arab world was bipolar with its delusions of persecution and grandeur -- not tri-polar. Well, I guess you learn something new everyday. Heil Richter!