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Out of all of the Gulf States, Saudi Arabia is most liberal, with a clean human rights record, free and fair elections, a constitution and a pluralistic religious policy. However, it most likely could have gone the other way, seeing as how it was an Absolute Monarchy until the 1960s. How could Saudi Arabia remain an Absolute Monarchy, and how would it impact the Middle East and the Islamic World in general?
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