The Bahraini capital of Manama will be the center of attention for most of the region next week. The US-led workshop is the first of a series of possible upcoming events to build a framework for a long-term regional peace deal based on economic develop…
Most postwar US administrations have made attempt to impose a peace plan on the Middle East. While most of these efforts have resulted in negligible concrete outcomes, the passing of time has completely shifted the standards for peace and ag…
The revised role of security establishments across the globe is necessary to address the mistakes and highlight the risks of business as usual. These institutions must undertake a corrective process, rewarding the behaviors it is seeking and punishing,…
تحرك سعودي لافت لمواجهة إيران تشهده المرحلة الحالية. التحرك السعودي يهدف الى بناء استراتيجية مركبة “عزل ومواجهة” مبنية على مستويات ثلاث (خليجية، عربية واسلامية). هذه الاستراتيجية يمكن النظر اليها على انها ترجمة عملية لبدء عملية عزل إيران في …
It is very noticeable in His Majesty King Abdullah’s letter to the newly appointed Director of the General Intelligence Department (GID), Major General Ahmad Husni, the level of frankness in highlighting the professional mistakes of several institution…
لا يمكن لأي قراءة سياسية للمشهد الاردني ان تُسقط رسالة التكليف النوعية التي وجهها الملك عبدالله الثاني لمدير مخابراته الجديد الجنرال احمد حسني. حجم المصارحة التي أصر الملك على اظهارها في رسالة التكليف شكلت حالة من التساؤلات حول الاسباب التي اضطرت …
Last month, as has come to be expected just days before the Israeli elections, war in Gaza sparked. Now, during the consultations and negotiations to build a coalition to form government in Israel, it has sparked again. The possibility of ongoing escal…
Middle East politics is becoming singularly focused on the pending US plans for regional settlement. However, various players are already sending signals they will reject the deal, before it, or any of the details, have been announced. The nature …
مع انحسار الحديث في منطقة الشرق الاوسط عن الخطة الامريكية للتسوية الاقليمية تظهر عدة اشارات لافتة تشير الى محاولات بعض الاطراف للتلويح برفض تفاصيل التسوية المفترضة بالرغم من عدم الاعلان عن اي من تفاصيلها الى الان. في تفكيك مسألة الصفقة وطبيعة تفاص…
Many Jordanian officials share the same impression that despite of any efforts or good work carried out by the state, it remains completely underestimated; a better way to say so: it does not look good enough. Recently, frustration dominates the atmosp…