Wednesday, August 29, 2012

How Have The Arab Monarchies Survive The 'Arab Spring'


The Staying Power of Arab Monarchies -- New York Times

The monarchies of the Middle East have managed, for the most part, to weather the turmoil that has brought down authoritarian governments in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya and now threatens Syria’s rulers. Why?

This discussion was suggested by Room for Debate’s colleagues at The International Herald Tribune.

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My Comment:
An interesting collection of essays. What's my take .... the Arab monarchies have survived so far .... but their time is running out.

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