Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 55 fractious 52 balkanized 51 disunited 51 factions 51 fragmented 49 splintered 49 tribal loyalties 48 faction 48 entrenched 47 factional 47 oligarchic 46 deeply divided 45 political 45 polarized 45 marginalized 45 enmeshed 44 destabilized 44 alienated 44 ungovernable 44 intransigent 44 bitterly divided 44 riven 44 infighting 44 fratricidal 44 internecine 44 clannish 43 ideological 43 polity 43 ossified 43 clans 43 unstable 43 politicized 43 mistrusted 42 professionalized 42 unwieldy 42 militarized 42 inherently unstable 42 dysfunctional 42 warring factions 42 divisive 42 gerrymandered 42 factionalism 42 venal 42 intertwined 42 cliques 41 Ideologically 41 Infighting 41 ethno religious 41 clique 41 disaffected 41 highly politicized 41 polities 41 distrusted 41 ideologically 41 apolitical 41 unrepresentative 41 beholden 41 elites 40 deeply entrenched 40 leaderships 40 Factions 40 majoritarian 40 homogenous 40 splintering 40 discontented 40 Shi'i 40 quarrelsome 40 bitter infighting 40 monolithic 40 internal strife 40 irredeemably 40 body politic 40 leaderless 40 fragmenting 40 warring 40 enfeebled 40 blocs 40 cohesive 40 atomized 40 politically 40 Shi'a 39 technocratic 39 restive 39 siloviki 39 disempowered 39 antagonistic 39 antagonisms 39 homogeneous 39 disorganized 39 theocratic 39 self perpetuating 39 intractable 39 hardliners 39 despised 39 powerbase 39 marginalize 39 populated 39 cohere 39 oppositional 38 Alawites 38 discredited