Greater Middle East
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The Greater Middle East is a political term invented to refer to the Islamic World including the non-Arabic countries of Turkey, Iran, Israel, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.[1] Various Central Asian countries and the lower Caucasus (Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia) are sometimes also included.[2] Some speakers may use the term to denote areas with significant Muslim minorities, but this usage is not universal.
This expanded term was introduced in the U.S. administration's preparatory work for the G8 summit of 2004[3] as part of a proposal for sweeping change in the way the West deals with the Middle East. This initiative is aimed at the Muslim world in the region and promoted heavily by neoconservative think tanks such as Project for the New American Century. It was outlined around the Helsinki Accords from 1975.
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- ^ Ottaway, M. & Carothers, T., 2004, The Greater Middle East Initiative: Off to a False Start, Policy Brief, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 29, Pages 1-7
- ^ Perthes, V., 2004, America's "Greater Middle East" and Europe: Key Issues for Dialogue, Middle East Policy, Volume XI, No.3, Pages 85-97
- ^ Perthes, V., 2004, America's "Greater Middle East" and Europe: Key Issues for Dialogue, Middle East Policy, Volume XI, No.3, Pages 85-97
