Arab Cold War

And then in 1961, it broke up.

And the question of who is responsible was the most important question in what Malcolm Kerr called the Arab Cold War in the 1960s.

And the Syrians said, Okay, Egyptians, you say that we are responsible for it, but we can prove that you were because Nasser, you said you will liberate Palestine.

Go ahead, liberate Palestine.

Um, it's literally deteriorating.

Um, the Arab Cold War is intensifying as a, as, um, a, uh, a Nasseristic, uh, government in Egypt that's basically, you know, like a, a left-wing nationalist, like somewhat communist adjacent, um, dictatorship is careening towards war with, uh, Saudi Arabia.

Um, South Africa has become a, a federation, like a racially divided federation, but under a Bantu t- Bantu stand system, which is basically stable, but lives under constant threat by Nigeria, um, which is now like fully committed to the South African border war, as are like actual Soviet troops.

Um, Ethiopia's, uh, fallen apart, um, including Eritrea.