"Totalitarian regime" I stop reading whenever I hear doublespeak. You need to find a new way to address countries that aren't western democracies. Especially since the rest of the world is catching up, you won't hold this monopoly on labels for much longer.
Connotations aside, totalitarian is an accurate description of the majority of the UAE. Most of it's citizens live in constituent Emirates which are absolute monarchies. Dubai is a notable exception as a constitutional monarchy, although the relative strength of the monarch is not exactly set even there.
Those countries being relatively more powerful doesn't directly make their governments less unethical. Giving lip service to their propaganda doesn't help either.
Also, if you're talking about the mid east and not, say, China, the future doesn't really look bright.
