Recent developments in southern Syria demonstrate the growing threat from terrorist and criminal groups in the area and the need to pay closer attention to the evolving situation. This is a growing risk of instability right on Jordan’s borders, and inc…
Most US administrations for the past 30 years have attempted to broker a solution between Israel and Palestine. The regional landscape today is similar to 1991 after the first Gulf War, where the US dominates and is applying pressure for a regional set…
Most US administrations for the past 30 years have attempted to broker a solution between Israel and Palestine. The regional landscape today is similar to 1991 after the first Gulf War, where the US dominates and is applying pressure for a regional set…
The US decision to withdraw its troops from Syria should be considered from a political perspective, as well as the military implications. It is a clear sign that deteriorating relations between Ankara and Washington are being mended as Turkey is repla…
There has been much coverage in the media lately of a potential regional peace plan sponsored by the US. Promoting this idea is always easy, but actually getting agreement and implementing it is difficult.While the living conditions of people across th…
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…
In recent weeks, there has been much commentary in Jordan on the importance of taking a new approach to Jordan’s bilateral relations. Strategically, it is imperative that Jordan continues to diversify its options, but this must be done with a clear pla…
According to several security reports, the popularity of Hamza Bin Laden, the son of Osama Bin Laden, is increasing and some reports suggest that amongst followers of Al Qaeda, he is actually more popular than Al Zawahiri.The gradual fall of ISIS in Sy…
Many observers believe that recent developments in security measures have increased the effectiveness with which we can face terrorism, as evidenced by the falling number of attacks by IS or other groups. While we may have developed strategies and tact…
The recent call for an independence referendum in Kurdistan has unsurprisingly triggered conflict between those who support independence and those who oppose. The debate is not new; in fact independence was touted for a similar time of year back in 201…