Frida Ghitis : Middle East trying to pivot to Asia , but Asia chaos stays center stage . Why ? She says region long at the center of historical currents and conflicting ideologies . There 's a battle for the future in Egypt , Iran , Egypt , Syria and with the Palestinians , she says . Ghitis : Fight is dictators vs. democracy ; pluralists vs. Palestinians ; women do n't fare well .
Frida Ghitis : Obama trying to pivot to Asia , but Middle East chaos stays center stage . Why ? She says region long at the center of historical currents and conflicting ideologies . There 's a battle for the future in Egypt , Iran , Syria , Israel and with the Palestinians , she says . Ghitis : Fight is dictators vs. democracy ; pluralists vs. Islamists ; women do n't fare well .