The Lebanese crisis showed that the idea of the Arab national state as a such proved inefficient. The Arab states were always defeated by Israel while non-governmental structures like Hezbollah won the opposition, orientalist Suren Manukian said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net. In his words, the Arab states could no even work out a joint position in struggle against Israel. "An Arab Islamic state can become an alternative to the idea. HAMAS can serve as an example. But this will lead to radicalization of the region and may have both positive and negative consequences. Generally, the key powers when speaking of the region mean the Near East starts in Iraq and ends in the South Caucasus including Iran and the states of the Persian Gulf. In order to achieve success in this case the U.S. and West should first of all explain to these states the essence of democracy. However the example of Iraq failed. Moreover I suppose that the Arab states will have to choose between democracy and stability. Thus, it becomes clear that Islamic forces will win elections," Suren Manukian said.