Where does Iraq and the Middle East go from here?

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Mr Khan said:

Kasz216 said:

 

Unfortunitly, most dicatorships know that now... hence why so few even bother to try.

That's what i find interesting about China though... will they be able to keep their way of government moving foward?

I wouldn't quite say that. What has happened more is that most of the development-minded dictatorships have already fallen to their own devices, like Suharto in Indonesia. Syria was interested in modernization, as was Egypt and so, to a point, is Iran. Vietnam and Cuba are working to improve conditions. North Korea, Myanmar, and Laos are capable only of keeping things in stasis, while the ones in Africa tend to be kleptocracies only interested in their own aggrandizement rather than the good of the people

I find it interesting that you include Burma in that list, they're reforming at an incredible and entirely unexpected rate. Thein Sein seems to be actually aiming to peacefully convert Burma into a democratic country - inclusive of Aung San Suu Kyi and her political party. Certainly things aren't in stasis there.