Oil, Israel and Arab States uprising

For a very long time, the West has tolerated despots to run Arab governments in order to control two key elements: Reliable oil supply and protection of the Hebrew State.
As the events unfolding have shown, the party might soon be over, and if the new entities are closer to their roots and their people, as they certainly might be, we could see a truer reflection of these countries attitudes towards the realities we wish would prevail.

While it's extremely difficult to predict the future, it's pretty obvious that, as the toothpaste is getting out of of the tube, it will be awfully hard to push it back inside, and we might expect some drastic changes in what have been our own long-held paradigms like cheap oil and a “two-state solution” in Palestine. So please stay tuned, and while we do, I'd be curious to hear about your own predictions!