Q n this lesson we saw how attempts to form a regional security bloc were consistently stymied by external intervention and the individual interests of states. Let’s pretend there was no external intervention. Do you think the individual interests of states would have still complicated efforts to form a regional security bloc? Why or why not? Explain your reasoning. Cite examples if you can. The post-Arab Spring Middle East has yielded a number of curious alliance patterns. The most interesting of these is perhaps the warming of relations between Israel and several Arab states. In your opinion, are these Arab states bandwagoning, balancing, or both? Explain your reasoning. Cite examples if you can.