Introduction: sociology of power in today's Arab world
Algeria: post-colonial power structure and reproduction of elites without renewal
Algeria: whither Algeria? two normalizations, three unresolved crises and two crucial unknowns
Morocco: the reinvention of an authoritarian system
Morocco: regime and fuses
Logics of power and the process of transition in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mauritania's challenges
Contemporary Egypt: between reform and continuity
Egypt: from yesterday to the present
Saudi Arabia: family, religion, army and oil
The futures of Saudi Arabia
The Syrian ruling elite and the failure of the repressive trend
What does the future hold?
Elites, power and political change in post-war Lebanon
Lebanon: temporary or lasting peace?
Jordan: the survival of the monarchy
Jordan: a delicate domestic and regional equilibrium.