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This material was published in the second issue of the Jordanian Politics and Society magazine (JPS). The concept of a national or regional role in analysing a country’s foreign policy is mated with other key central concepts, such as the concept of “status” and “sources of power,” general orientations of foreign policy, concepts of national interests, national security, sources of…

Many people in MENA countries feel that developing and poorer nations, like those in their region, are unfairly burdened by the impacts of climate change, despite contributing little to its causes. They bear the highest economic and social costs, while major industrialized nations, responsible for this crisis, must take the lead in addressing it. MENA countries are often preoccupied with…

This material was published in the second issue of the Jordanian Politics and Society magazine (JPS). The Jordanian economy has been experiencing a decline in economic growth rates since 2007, the year of the global financial crisis. During the past decade, the growth of GDP has remained limited to 2-3%, compared to approximately 6.5% in 2000-2007. Over the past three…

This material was published in the second issue of the Jordanian Politics and Society magazine (JPS). “Historically ‘strategy’ has been a reality, if not an articulated concept” Beatrice Heuser. A vigorous debate is currently unfolding among Jordan’s security researchers and political circles regarding the pressing need for a comprehensive national strategic document. This proposed document seeks to redefine and enhance…

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. While many countries in the region have pledged to adopt adaptation and mitigation measures through Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), MENA remains underfunded, with uneven access to finance, and therefore inadequately prepared to confront the climate crisis. The combined financial need of the nine…

The main question regarding Ahmad al-Shar’a and the controversial role of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Syria’s future goes beyond personal or partisan dimensions. In other words, it’s not the core issue. The main question is whether al-Julani or HTS (in whatever political form it may take – a political party or an ideological alliance) will be a dominant actor…

In Amman, there is considerable interest in the return of Donald Trump as President of the United States, reflected in open and closed political and media discussions about its potential impact on Jordan. These discussions are split between two main viewpoints. The first argues that it is premature to pass judgment, exaggerate, or be alarmed about the potential outcomes, particularly…

The recent parliamentary elections in Jordan finally represented the first major exam of the political modernization plan, which was initiated a few years ago. Everyone was anticipating what itwould result in, either as an endorsement and a model of gradual political development, which was designed by the political modernization plan (with its resulting constitutional amendments, election laws, and new parties)…

Many Arab Governments, as well as many Western officials, have shown political short-sightedness by rushing into welcoming the assassination of Hamas’s leader Yahya Al-Sinwar and by concluding that the movement will be weak after his death, and that will open the door to a prisoner return deal, these are expectations or wishful thinking that ignore fundamental realities of the ongoing…

Germany, considered the central power of the European Union, ranks fifth in the world in terms of GDP (PPPindex), and first in Europe (which produces 29.9% domestically of the EU GDP), it is also the largest in the EU population (approximately 85 million people). It leads the European countries in the number of MEPs that influence European politics (96 members out of 720, which equals 13.3%).  Therefore, this means that Germany’s stance on the Al-Aqsa flood represents a significant variable of the international scene, this stance had a large bias in favor of Israel to the extent that only 9% of the Arab…