Since Canada has only one border and one neighbour, albeit a very big ass neighbour, it's hard for me to imagine the foreign affairs finagling that must take place in the Middle East and Asia.
I just read an extremely long article called Iran and Its Neighbours and the Regional Crises and, really, the people who work at the Iranian Foreign Ministry must be run off their feet. What a crowded neighbourhood! By the time Iranian policy makers, politicians and various other think tank wonks have thought about their relationships with Iraq, Jordan, Russia, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and China, it's amazing they have even 5 minutes in a week and an ounce of energy to devote to hating/worrying about the USA. I'm tired just reading about it.
Summary: 1) Pipelines are important. 2) Everyone in the region (including the Japanese) is nice to Iran because they need the oil.
Most surprising theory put forth in this paper: The dominant foreign influence in Iraq today is not the USA, but Iran. How can a country have over 100,000 troops occupying another country and not be the dominant force. Looks like somebody screwed up somewhere.
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