Sentences with phrase «regional vacuum created»

A realist, on the other hand, would certainly point out that what allowed the two countries to play such a big role was the regional vacuum created by the weakness of Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the two traditional leaders of the Sunni block.

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While it is desirable not to foist a standard model on different regions, and this is one of the reasons given for the slowness in getting regional engagement arrangements in place or supported, I remain concerned that the vacuum in Indigenous regional participation is creating problems.