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Reuters/Yousef Allan- Jordan's King Abdullah (2nd L) and his brother Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein (R) meet with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani (2nd R) and his father, former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, in Doha June 26, 2013.

Analysis Paper

Kings for All Seasons: How the Middle East’s Monarchies Survived the Arab Spring

September 24, 2013, F. Gregory Gause, III

F. Gregory Gause, III lays out the strategies that Arab monarchies have utilized to stay in power, and argues that these rulers are here to stay. Gause provides a detailed look at the regimes’ responses to the Arab Spring, including their political reforms – and whether it is realistic to push them any further.

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About Brookings Doha Center Publications

The Brookings Doha Center (BDC) publishes four distinct paper series: Analysis Papers, Policy Briefings, Transitions Dialogue Papers, and Brookings Doha Center-Stanford "Project on Arab Transitions" Papers. Each publication provides analysis on critical issues in the Middle East which are timely and imperative to both the policymaking and academic communities.

Analysis Papers provide in-depth discussion of an ongoing, complex policy problem, present policy recommendations, and provide a concise and insightful conclusion.

Policy Briefings can be viewed as an extended version of an op-ed—they provide discussions of immediate, time-sensitive issues while also providing policy recommendations.

Transitions Dialogue Papers present findings and analysis which draw from the Center's "Transitions Dialogue,” which provides a venue for mainstream Islamists, Salafis, liberals, and leftists along with U.S. and European officials to exchange ideas, develop consensus, and forge new understandings in a rapidly changing political environment.

Brookings Doha Center-Stanford “Project on Arab Transitions” Papers aims to combine academic rigor, informed field research, and policy relevance to systematically analyze and illuminate the nature of Arab transitions, focusing on issues such as electoral design, constitution-drafting, political party development, and national dialogue processes.