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Arab Political Systems: Baseline Information and Reforms

With the world’s attention focused as never before on political reform and democratization in Arab countries, giving rise to often highly politicized debates, it is important to provide accurate, factual information about Arab political systems and reforms being introduced in the region.

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AlgeriaEgyptJordanMoroccoSaudi ArabiaKuwaitBahrainYemenUnited Arab EmiratesTunisiaQatarOmanPalestineLebanonSyriaLibya

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Arab Political Systems, 2008

Egypt Algeria Morocco Jordan Saudi Arabia Jordan Kuwait Yemen Bahrain UAE UAE Qatar Tunisia Oman Palestine Lebanon Syria Libya

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  • Egypt
  • Jordan
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  • Lebanon
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  • Morocco
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  • Palestine
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  • Saudi Arabia
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  • Tunisia
  • United Arab Emirates
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With the world’s attention focused as never before on political reform and democratization in Arab countries, giving rise to often highly politicized debates, it is important to provide accurate, factual information about Arab political systems and reforms being introduced in the region. This webpage represents a joint undertaking of the Democracy and Rule of Law Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington and the Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior (FRIDE) in Madrid. It provides easily accessible baseline information about the political systems of Arab countries, with links to official documents and websites, and will be frequently updated to provide information about reforms being introduced.

This resource has not been updated since 2008.

 

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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