Rethinking a middle east in transition a middle east in transition kenneth h williams marine corps university press us middle east institute no preview available 2012 common terms and phrases. Presents the opinions of an array of experts on the region drawn from their presentations at the middle east institutes 64th annual conference in november 2010 on the eve of the jasmine revolution. Note citations are based on reference standards however formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study the specific requirements or preferences of your reviewing publisher classroom teacher institution or organization should be applied. The middle east institutes 64th annual conference rethinking a middle east in transition the middle east institutes 64th annual conference rethinking a middle east in transition wednesday november 3 600 am thursday november 4 500 am add to calendar grand hyatt washington. Description rethinking arab democratization unpacks and historicizes the rise of arab electoralism narrating the story of stalled democratic transition in the arab middle east it provides a balance sheet of the state of arab democratization from the mid 1970s into the 21st century