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Summary: In an unexpected constitutional decree, Omanâs new sultan created a crown prince position and reconfigured the powers of the countryâs two-chamber assembly. But to create real change, he would have to empower the consultative council to truly represent citizens.
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On January 11, 2021, Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tariq issued a new constitutional decree creating the position of crown prince and laying down mechanisms to ensure stable transfers of power. Sultan Haitham’s decree came one year after he himself took power following the death of longtime former sultan Qaboos bin Said in what was then an informal process among the royal family.
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Summary: By pushing economic liberalization in the Middle East without requiring transparency and fighting corruption, international donors have allowed the regionâs elites to hog power and resources. The result is a combustible mix of anger and disillusionment.
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“The elite have stolen our country from us,” the young Jordanian man exclaimed as we sat in a smoky café in southern Jordan in August 2020. He no longer believed any traditional institutions represented his interests neither his tribe, the state, nor opposition parties. His comments echoed what I had heard from countless others throughout the country during my four years covering grassroots politics as a political officer for the U.S. Embassy in Amman between 2016 and 2020.