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MIDDLE EASTERN STATES HAVE BEEN POLITICALLY WEAKENED BY ETHNIC DIVISIONS IN A NUMBER OF WAYS. THIS ANALYSIS EXAMINES FOUR AREAS IN WHICH ETHNOPOLITICS HAS AFFECTED THE ARAB STATES OF THE MIDDLE EAST: STATE FORMATION, STATE LEGITIMACY, MOBILIZATION AND STATE CAPACITY, AND STATE SURVIVAL. IT DETAILS THE WAYS IN WHICH ETHNOPOLITICS HAS WEAKENED MIDDLE EASTERN SATES, AND THE METHODS STATES HAVE USED TO COMBAT OR CONTAIN WEAKENING FACTORS.