US President Trump has indicated that we are days away from the announcement of his long-awaited Middle East peace plan, after he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his election-rival Benny Gantz at the White House. The plan is li…
Things are moving very fast across the region, as tensions rise, protests spread and political turmoil dominates. As part of this, Jordan is facing many challenges internally and externally. Aside from the economic challenges and social discontent that…
The prospect of war is dominating concerns across the region, following the assassination of Iranian General Soleimani by the US in a targeted missile attack just outside of Baghdad Airport.While the possibility of direct confrontation between the US a…
Days before the assassination of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, head of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Quds Force, by the US, the key strategic question facing the Middle East was whether the United States is really going to face down and contain …
There is a new wave of political turmoil washing through Arab countries that should be raising political and security concerns amongst the states. A country like Jordan is facing international, regional and domestic challenges, with growing discontent …
The merger of the Civil Defence and Gendarmerie departments into the Public Security Department (PSD) is an important step for many reasons, not least to facilitate better coordination and faster response times, which is critically necessary. Jordan is…
There is no doubt that a significant shift in the conduct of international politics is taking place. International relations are increasingly based on economic interest, and less on ideological alliances and values. This is having global impacts, but f…
The progressive change in priorities in the Middle East over the last decade is quite poignant. Imposed democracy to revolutions for democracy and liberty have, in recent years, evolved into the singular focus of combatting terrorism. Similarly, the id…
Following the fall of Daesh and the assassination of Al Baghdadi, new challenges are arising. With the physical presence of IS defeated by the international coalition, it is unclear what is needed in order to defeat what is remaining. The use of milita…
The recent indications from the United States that it no longer considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank as illegal under international law is far from surprising. Under President Donald Trump, the vision for the peace process has been clearly ba…