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When one discusses political development in the Arab world, especially in the Maghreb and the Arabian peninsula, it is necessary to underline the extreme fragility of most local states. Although they present many of the essential characteristics of modern statehood, most of them have vulnerable frontiers (and some, threatening neighbours); their political structures are recent; they lack key skills; and their societies are divided. Thus their rulers’ task is immense — and so are the demands of their societies.
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Picard, E. (1993). State and Society in the Arab World: Towards a New Role for the Security Services?. In: Korany, B., Noble, P., Brynen, R. (eds) The Many Faces of National Security in the Arab World. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-22568-2_12
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