When we were working on an annex “in the depth” that was issued by the newspaper “Al -Watan”, it was necessary to read many foreign books that deal with regimes in the Arab region, and as usual these books were not without prejudice and surface analysis, as Western writers repeat their allegations that ” The Gulf states are just “sheikhdoms” that will collapse with the first democratic test, “ignoring that failed experiences in imposing democracy on some societies Unpaid it, which has a special nature, has proven the opposite.
I believed that Churchill’s saying, “Democracy is the best bad systems”, was just a mockery, but the Iraqi writer Falah Meshaal confirmed this when talking about Iraq’s experience in the transformation from dictatorship to democracy, as the latter did not achieve stability, but rather corruption and sectarian powers that control the country’s fate, either. Austrian thinker Hranz Hermann Huba, he described democracy as merely an illusion that elites use to legitimize their decisions, while The actual authority remains in the hands of those who possess influence and money.
Take the United States an example, as the real influence centers do not change with the change of presidents, as it is controlled by the “deep state”, a network of commercial interests and lobbies that define policies to serve its agendas, but even this “deep state” could not contain the tram, so Trip does not The world sees only with the eyes of a businessman, turning the traditional rules of government upside down, which led to the fluctuation of Washington’s foreign policies And its loss is the ability to control its international positions, while Biden ran files such as the Ukraine war, the Palestinian -Israeli conflict and the relationship with China according to a specific approach, Trump came to turn these strategies upside down, in terms of countries as if they were restructuring companies, which reflects the fragility of the democratic model in the face of variables Political.
On the other hand, we find that the Gulf states have proven that they are the most stable and successful in the region, through an active diplomacy that strengthens their position as an effective political force. In Bahrain, under the lofty sponsorship of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the king of the country, the Islamic Dialogue Conference was held in the presence of more than 400 personalities, led by the Sheikh of Al -Azhar, in a meeting that seeks to enhance the unity of the Islamic ranks and the position on the Palestinian issue, away from the hollow slogans, and in Riyadh Saudi Arabia calls for hosting talks between Russia and Ukraine to reduce global tension, while the UAE continues to support regional stability and reject the catastrophic solutions to the Palestinian issue, while Qatar plays a pivotal role in mediation between the Palestinian factions and Israel to achieve long -term calm.
These moves are not random, but rather a reflection of a long -term political vision, showing that the Gulf states are no longer mere oil economies, but rather influential forces that have stable ruling institutions and a clear vision, unlike Western democracies that flounder with each electoral cycle, turn from world power to a square Internal conflicts, experience has proven that stability is more important than democratic slogans, and while the West tries to redefine Its democracy amid its internal crises, the Gulf states draw their future steadily, stressing that their stability came as a result of a unique system of government that has proven its efficiency in a changing world.
