Understanding Middle East Identity Conflicts in Agent-Based and Structuralist Approaches

Understanding Middle East Identity Conflicts in Agent - Based and Structuralist Approaches . With the end of the Cold War , the regional system of the Middle East entered a wave of intensification of inter - identity conflicts at three levels : inter - state , inter - state , and supra - state , in which there are two conflicting approaches to explain the cause of the crises in the Middle East, including : structuralist approaches that are mainly based on neorealism and agent - based approaches that examine the role of the state and internal state factors . Therefore, the main question is what approach do the conflicting structuralist and agent - oriented approaches have to the inter - identity conflicts in the Middle East ? Accordingly , this research uses a descriptive - analytical method to explain the hypothesis that, based on the structuralist approach , the change in the international order after the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union has caused the ambiguity of polarity and competition of great powers in the new system , which has led to the revival and intensification of interpersonal conflicts in the Middle East, but based on the agent - based approach , the competition of Middle Eastern states and the weakness of the governments of this region has led to the expansion and intensification of conflicts It has be come unknown . To collect information, library and internet methods have been used. Keywords : Middle East, Identity Conflicts , Structuralistic Approach, Agent - Centered Approach .