All the economic indicators suggest that Jordan is facing a critical moment, and the recent financial measures taken by the government are creating widespread anger amongst Jordanians. While economic hardship is a serious issue, decision mak…
Recent weeks have seen the hostility between Iran and Israel develop from a secretive conflict to come out into the open. The ongoing Israeli attacks on Iranian targets in Syria combined with Israeli propaganda targeting Iran have increased with Israel…
With the fall of of Raqqa and Mosul, the rest of the Jihadi world is in fierce competition to become the successor to ISIS. The three major groups competing are the Taliban, Al Qaeda, and what remains of ISIS. We are seeing increased attacks in Afghani…
The recent military intervention by UK, France and the US in Syria is less of a military move and more of a political one, due to the inherent limitations in any military action in Syria right now. The underlying intelligence war is far more telling as…
America’s recent escalation in Syria creates an even more delicate situation in the region. With organized terrorist groups effectively neutralized and the options for settlement in Syria whittled down to various political solutions being driven by Rus…
The current chaos in the Middle East has created a need for realism in assessing new strategies and tactics for countries in the region, and we have seen several countries revise its approach to regional politics and alliances. The Jordanian polit…
Over the past week, the US and its European allies have taken serious coordinated measures against Russia but expelling Russian diplomats from their countries as a response to the poisoning of a former Russian spy in the UK. US, EU and NATO have aligne…
During the Syrian crisis, the southern front was of most concern to Jordan and compared to the rest of the country, that area has remained relatively stable. This was achieved through cooperation with both Russia and the US in creating a de-escalation …
The Turkish Operation Olive Branch in northern Syria has been quite chaotic since it began earlier this year, as the targets of the Turkish military are the Kurdish fighters, who are America’s only reliable ally in Syria. On several occasions already, …
The American administration decided to move its Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem on the 14th of May. While this can be interpreted as part of the US strategy to take a negotiating position as part of the peace process, it also provides Israeli Prime Mini…