Flexibility and Intransigence

This report is part of the Transformation Index BTI 2026. The regional analysis covers the period from February 1, 2023 to January 31, 2025. The BTI assesses the transformation toward democracy and a market economy as well as the quality of governance in 137 countries. More on the BTI at www.bti-project.org. Overview of the transformation processes in Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen

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Bertelsmann Stiftung
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2026-03-27
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https://doi.org/10.11586/2026054
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Global Economic and Social Development
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Flexibility and Intransigence

Jan Claudius Völkel
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Global Economic and Social Development
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Flexibility and Intransigence

Jan Claudius Völkel
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Abstract

This report is part of the Transformation Index BTI 2026. The regional analysis covers the period from February 1, 2023 to January 31, 2025. The BTI assesses the transformation toward democracy and a market economy as well as the quality of governance in 137 countries. More on the BTI at www.bti-project.org. Overview of the transformation processes in Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen

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