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Looking at an Authoritarian state’s political and economic system is one of the most important things in studying them from a broader perspective. Because the Middle East has a vast number of strategic rents like oil, canals (the Suez Canal), or water, studying how they allocate these resources and fund their states is extremely important,…

Monarchs in the Middle East have various challenges that could uproot their regimes. There have been plenty of monarchies in the Middle East, with many of them surviving until the present day, however, the fallen monarchies in Egypt, Syria, Libya, and Iran are significant in understanding what threats monarchies face. For starters, each monarchy fell…

In a Siege of Salt and Sand, climate change’s impact on Tunisia is discussed in depth, showing the impact on not only Tunisia, but the Middle East as a whole. The Middle East is in a lopsided war against the deserts of the region, as well as the rising sea levels, both of which threaten…

Oil rent, or the income created by states with oil production, have been suggested to lessen democratization by many political scientists, including Michael Ross. Ross asserts that “oil inhibits democracy even when exports are relatively small, particularly in poor states,” and that states are more likely to spend more on their militaries and more on…

Lisa Anderson, author of the article Searching Where the Light Shines: Studying Democratization in the Middle East, notices how Political Scientists everywhere cannot understand how the Middle East and North Africa have not turned into democracies. With many nations in Latin America and southeast Asia democratizing, Political Scientists remain confused as to why the Middle…

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