In less than three months, the current Parliament will complete its last legislative term, and this might pave the way for a government change. This comes at a time where the economic crisis is impacting harder and frustration spreads among the people….
Feb 16,2020It is not accurate to limit the populist trends in politics to one country or region when in fact global democratic politics are driven by populism of one form or another. Being in a position of power in the modern world is not easy, regardl…
Feb 09,2020Many analysts are treating the peace deal proposed by US President Donald Trump as a package that is designed to be imposed on the ground, in its entirety, immediately, pointing out the impracticality of it and calling it unfeasible. This is…
Feb 02,2020The peace plan released by the United States this week confirms President Donald Trump’s strategy of adopting the existing situation that he has created as the status quo. It is also important to highlight his comments in his meeting with Is…
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…