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I think that there is a certain danger of confusing different level of
abstractions.
When we speak about “fundamental contradictions” between two or more
camps, one could mean that only the contradictions between the working
class and the bourgeoisie as well as between imperialist powers and
oppressed people are “fundamental”. On the other hand, different
fractions of the bourgeoisie or different Great Powers (as well as
regional powers) can find compromises.
This is of course true. But if we move to a more concrete level of
analysis, I think it is legitimate to talk about fundamental
contradictions between specific Great Powers as well as regional powers.
Marx and Engels spoke for example about the contradictions between
Germany and Russia which were heading towards a war. Trotsky spoke about
such contradictions between several Great Powers in the 1930s. I was
talking about such a level of abstraction.
To put it very concretely: we have seen a number of wars in the past 17
years in the Middle East:
2001 until today: Afghanistan
2003 until today: Iraq
2006: Lebanon
2008/09, 2012, 2014: Gaza
2011 until today: Syria
2015 until today: Yemen
2011 until today: Libya
As we have entered a period of accelerated contradictions between the
Great Powers as well as regional powers in the Middle East, can any
serious person assume that we will see less wars in the coming years?!
No, the opposite is the case. We have now much more war-mongering than
in the past. Yes, some conflicts can be temporary resolved. But
certainly not all.
In chapter V of our book on the current world situation we have dealt
with these contradictions more in detail.
(https://www.thecommunists.net/theory/world-perspectives-2018/)
Naturally, one can discuss about this or that specific analysis. But the
general trend towards more wars in the Middle East seems very obvious to me.
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