The war's abject failure discredited pan-Arabism, allowing Arafat to bring the Palestinian cause itself to centre stage.

ECONOMIST: Israel and the Palestinians

The causes that propelled them in the glory days are either redundant (independence from colonial masters) or discredited (the pan-Arabism of Gamal Abdul Nasser or the Baathism of Syria and Iraq).

ECONOMIST: Not just coercion, sham democracy too

The ideology of pan-Arabism trumpeted by the coup leader, Gamal Abdel Nasser, gave Egyptians a place of pride in the world, even if his boldness brought ruinous wars in Yemen and against Israel.

ECONOMIST: The long wait

Influenced by the ideas of Pan-Arabism and former Egyptian leader, Jamal Abdel Nasser, Qaddafi tried to create a pan-African revolutionary government and supported subversion in Arab and African countries as well as international terrorism.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Qaddafi and Latin America