Middle East and North Africa
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| The term '''MENA''', for "[[Middle East]] and [[North Africa]]", is an [[acronym]] often used in [[Education in the Middle East and North Africa|academic]], military planning, disaster relief, and business writing. | The term '''MENA''', for "[[Middle East]] and [[North Africa]]", is an [[acronym]] often used in [[Education in the Middle East and North Africa|academic]], military planning, disaster relief, and business writing. | ||
| == Instability in the region == | == Instability in the region == | ||
| + | In its [[Global Peace Index]] 2020, the [[Institute for Economics & Peace]] stated that 'the Middle East and North Africa remains the world's least peaceful region, despite improvements for 11 countries'. | ||
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| Due to rich resources, mainly oil and gas, combined with its location between three continents, ([[Asia]], [[Africa]] and [[Europe]]), the MENA region has been in conflict since the collapse of the [[Ottoman Empire]]; notably due to the creation of [[Israel]], a Jewish state among Arab and Muslim countries; [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]]; the [[Iran–Iraq War]]; [[Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict]]; and [[War on Terror|the rise of terrorism]]. Conflict in the region had come to its highest peak so far in the 21st century, with incidents such as [[2003 invasion of Iraq|the U.S. intervention of Iraq in 2003]] and subsequent [[Iraq War]] and the rise of [[ISIS]]; the [[Arab Spring]], which spread war to throughout the region such as the [[Syrian Civil War]], [[Libyan Civil War (2011)|Libyan Civil War]] and [[Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)|Yemeni Civil War]]. | Due to rich resources, mainly oil and gas, combined with its location between three continents, ([[Asia]], [[Africa]] and [[Europe]]), the MENA region has been in conflict since the collapse of the [[Ottoman Empire]]; notably due to the creation of [[Israel]], a Jewish state among Arab and Muslim countries; [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]]; the [[Iran–Iraq War]]; [[Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict]]; and [[War on Terror|the rise of terrorism]]. Conflict in the region had come to its highest peak so far in the 21st century, with incidents such as [[2003 invasion of Iraq|the U.S. intervention of Iraq in 2003]] and subsequent [[Iraq War]] and the rise of [[ISIS]]; the [[Arab Spring]], which spread war to throughout the region such as the [[Syrian Civil War]], [[Libyan Civil War (2011)|Libyan Civil War]] and [[Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)|Yemeni Civil War]]. | ||
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The term MENA, for "Middle East and North Africa", is an acronym often used in academic, military planning, disaster relief, and business writing.
Instability in the region
In its Global Peace Index 2020, the Institute for Economics & Peace stated that 'the Middle East and North Africa remains the world's least peaceful region, despite improvements for 11 countries'.
Due to rich resources, mainly oil and gas, combined with its location between three continents, (Asia, Africa and Europe), the MENA region has been in conflict since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire; notably due to the creation of Israel, a Jewish state among Arab and Muslim countries; Israeli–Palestinian conflict; the Iran–Iraq War; Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict; and the rise of terrorism. Conflict in the region had come to its highest peak so far in the 21st century, with incidents such as the U.S. intervention of Iraq in 2003 and subsequent Iraq War and the rise of ISIS; the Arab Spring, which spread war to throughout the region such as the Syrian Civil War, Libyan Civil War and Yemeni Civil War.
See also
- Middle East economic integration
- Greater Middle East
- Near East
- Arab world
- Arab Spring
- Subsaharan Africa
- African Union
- OPEC
