What does Syrian President Bashar Assad’s visit to Moscow signify? Why hadn’t Assad visited President Vladimir Putin earlier? And why has Russia declared this visit? With the recent ground shifts in Syria after the powerful Russian military intervention new facts have emerged to confirm that the Russian move was not arbitrary, rather it was systematic and pointed to a new roadmap that begins by setting the military balance on the ground.

Recent major developments (political, security, etc.) In the Middle East represent a challenge that seriously jeopardizes the identity of this region. In addition, the rise of sectarian atmosphere "ethnic-religious" increases the risks that arise especially with the growing state of psychological division that now dominates the mentality of a majority of citizens in the Middle East.

Among the most important challenges facing the Middle East today is the idea of the impossibility of coexistence between the peoples of the region, which requires an application to the Division-based religious or ethnic or sectarian. This simply means a complex recipe that will lead to a fragmentation of the long term.

The failure to reach a political solution in Syria has created chaos and is likely to lead to a new phase of escalation and potential division of the country. This is not the first time such possibilities have existed.

It would have been very difficult to predict a day when countries in the region which have been historically aligned with the US would find themselves under greater threat as a result of the ambiguity, confusion and contradictions in US policy around the so-called war on terrorism. While many countries are upgrading their national security and preparing for regional cross-border terrorism, US policy appears to be indifferent to the current risk of escalation on many fronts.