Economic Policies

• The escalation between the United States, Iran, and Israel represents a structural shock to the global energy system rather than merely a temporary military crisis.• Energy security has become an integral component of geopolitical deterrence calculations, not solely an economic matter.• The Strait of Hormuz constitutes the most critical chokepoint in the global economy due to the concentration of…

Jordan’s general budget has entered a complex phase laden with implications that transcend the familiar annual debates over figures, appropriations, and percentages. The budget is no longer merely an accounting document that measures the gap between revenues and expenditures or a financial report outlining next year’s needs. It has become a political instrument that reflects the state’s capacity to redefine…

Press Release: Institute for Policy and Society calls for linking antiquities with culture and tourism and diversifying tourism markets in a policy paper issued by the Institute for Policy and Society on the state of tourism in Petra. A policy paper on the state of tourism in Petra calls for merging the Ministries of Tourism and Antiquities and Culture into…

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…

The statements of the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, (to the American Fox News network) a few days ago left no room for doubt or interpretation with regard to the Saudi-American-Israeli negotiations, through which the American administration aims to reach the normalization of Saudi-Israeli relations, which is something that is not… It seems easy or very close, but it…

Samah Bibars* Within their camps, Syrian refugees face difficult economic and social conditions, which have become increasingly difficult as aid and funding to support Jordan in hosting them has declined. These difficult conditions would turn these camps into time bombs that could explode in the face of society at any moment, as they are a source of danger if the…

Within few hours, a short film broadcast by the “Our Community Story” group in Tafila Governorate received hundreds of thousands of views and caused a great stir. Donors rushed to face the problem of the lack of clean water, which the film referred to, so they donated healthy water tanks to the Barbita village, and the Ministries of Health and…

Introduction Japan imports approximately 90% of its crude oil from the Middle East[1] so that it is tremendously significant for Japan to ensure peace and stability in this area, which lays the foundation for international order and directly connects to national security the world over. In response to the 2015 Terrorist Incident regarding the Murder of Japanese nationals and Jordanian…

Mohammad Abu Rumman and Yasmeen Al Jolani This article is part of a comprehensive series presented by PSI, discussing the Turkish elections. It includes a series of articles and an extensive seminar that raises questions to help us understand the Turkish electoral scene within the most important elections witnessed by the Turkish arena, as described by the international media. The…

It is clear that the main title of the upcoming Riyadh summit is to stop the decision to freeze the participation of the Syrian regime in the meetings of the League of Arab States, including the invitation of the head of the regime himself, Bashar al-Assad, to the summit, a trend that caught the attention of many Arab governments, during…