Arab Cold War (Many Wonderful Things)

The Arab Cold War (Arabic: الحرب العربية الباردة, ‎‎al-Harb al-`Arabbiyah al-bārdah) refers to a series of conflicts in the 20th century subsequent to the First World War, when various ideologies dominating different governments competed for control. The most important of these ideologies were Arab Nationalism, first led in Egypt by Gamal Abdel Nasser, and monarchism started in Syria by King Faisal Al-Hashim. In light of larger Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, influences of Communism and Capitalism also had an effect in the Middle East, particularly between Turkey, Kurdistan, and Azerbaijan. Levant, a state that predated the First World War, attempted its best to remain neutral, but ultimately fell into Civil War itself.