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Shen: The public appears to be sleeping on the escalatory potential of the situation in the Middle East.

While Israel prepares to enter Gaza, the US is skirmishing with Iranian proxies. Hezbollah is poised to draw both Lebanon and Syria into the conflict with Israel.

How other Arab nations will respond if this happens is very uncertain. The pressures countries like Saudi Arabia will face from the International Community are quite different from the pressures they will face from their own citizens.

And with two US Carrier Strike Groups in the region, a reminder that Hezbollah reportedly now fields some level of anti-ship capability.

And do not forget that China has sent a military presence in the area and is highly dependent on energy supplies from the region.

This conflict could spiral in completely unpredictable ways, especially if it leads to further disruption in global energy supplies or regional food imports.

Tread with caution.

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