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Transition in the Middle East: Transition to what?

Transition in the Middle East: Transition to what?

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Nov 20, 2017
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Source: Iran Review

By James M. Dorsey

Transition is the name of the game in the Middle East and North Africa. The question is transition to what?

Dominating the answer is an Arab autocratic push for a Saudi-led regional order that would be based on an upgraded 21st century version of autocracy designed to fortify absolute rule. To achieve that autocrats h…

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