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Jordan’s Decade-long Path to Democracy Might Have Just Begun
Sep 3, 2021In June, Jordan’s King Abdullah II appointed a 92-member commission, headed by former Prime Minister Samir Rifai, and charged it with creating a plan to modern…
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King Abdullah’s Visit: Resetting American-Jordanian Relations
Jul 22, 2021On July 19, 2021, King Abdullah II of Jordan became the first Arab leader to visit President Joe Biden at the White House. The symbolism alone was significant,…
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King Abdullah Visits Washington amid Jordan’s Woes
Jul 14, 2021King Abdullah II’s upcoming meetings with President Joe Biden on July 19, and subsequently with leading members of Congress, come at a time when the Hashemite …
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Jordan’s Monarchy Reclaims Regional Role under Biden
Mar 25, 2021To describe the last four years as challenging ones for US-Jordanian relations would be an understatement. President Donald Trump’s absolute support for Israel…
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Will Biden Help to Restore Jordan’s Position in the Middle East?
Dec 8, 2020Jordan’s relations with the United States are almost as old as the kingdom itself, with the country enjoying a generally strengthening relationship over the ye…
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Egypt-Iraq-Jordan Alliance Tries to Change Middle East Dynamics
Sep 16, 2020On August 25, 2020, the leaders of Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan met in Amman for the third in a succession of meetings marking ever-closer relations between the thr…
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JordanEducation and DevelopmentTeachers’ Anger Reflects Jordan’s Economic and Political Strains
Sep 9, 2020Gregory AftandilianThe crackdown on the Jordanian Teachers Syndicate this summer is in many ways emblematic of mounting political and economic problems facing the Hashemite Kingd…
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The Israeli Annexation Plan and Jordan’s West Bank Moment
Jun 3, 2020Joe Macaron argues that as Netanyahu makes plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, Jordan faces difficult choices in appeasing domestic critics and pre…
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JordanThe GCCJordan Maneuvers in GCC Politics to Protect Its Interests
May 27, 2020Gregory AftandilianDespite its heavy dependence on the GCC for economic aid and employment for its workforce, Jordan has been able to pursue political positions not always in syn…
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Jordan and Trump’s Peace Plan
Mar 24, 2020Jordan’s relations with Israel have hit a low point following the unveiling of the Trump peace plan because of fears over annexation of Israeli settlements in …
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What Actually Ails the Palestinian Economy?
Jun 20, 2019The Israeli occupation and lack of freedom for Palestinians are the most salient factors that hamper the Palestinian economy, and this should be blindingly obv…
