(Jerusalem Post) Barry Rubin - Despite 30 years of talk about Islamist takeovers and five years of debate about liberal democracy, every Arab state remains basically an Arab nationalist regime. Nationalism and the battle against the West and Israel - held to be the true culprits in all Arab problems - transcend differences over political reform or economic modernization. No Islamist or liberal force is even close to overthrowing any existing Arab regime.
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