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After a series of recent visits to Arab countries with different political governance systems - Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, and the United Arab Emirates - I realized that they reflect power structures defined by monarchical rule in Jordan and UAE, republicanism-turned-security state in Egypt, and consensual electoral tribalism in Lebanon.

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