Statehood in the Middle East: In Search of New Models

... even though it cannot be disregarded altogether. Advancement along the path of liberal democracy seems unlikely, especially after the political system imposed on Iraq has yielded an explosion of terrorism and a degradation of the very foundations of statehood. Democratic values in their Western sense do not fit the social psychology and political culture of Arab societies. With this background, the term “hassiya Arabiya” – “Arab singularity” – has become popular. For now, it is difficult ...