Extremism and Terrorism

The military victories in both Iraq and Syria, and the collapse of the Islamic State’s (ISIS) “extremist caliphate”, did not bring about the end of the phenomenon. In addition, the group is still active and successful in Iraq and Syria east of the Euphrates, and it possesses significant personnel and financial resources. According to researcher Hassan Abu Haniyeh, there are…

  Developments in Palestinian Occupied Territories; Regional Context, and Jordanian Policy   Politics and Society Institute Headnotes: Factors leading to the escalation and the outbreak of the Palestinian popular uprising. Internal and external implications of what is happening in the occupied territories. Regional and international variables and their reflection on what is happening in the occupied territories. Evaluating Jordan’s position…

Over the past few months, reports warning of the possibility of the return of ISIS have proliferated, which are based on several field indicators, foremost among which are the unchanged political, economic, and social causes and conditions that led to the rise of the organization, the fragility of the Middle East, regional political and sectarian conflicts, the lack of a…

Since the Arab Spring, relations between the group and the kingdom have undergone a dramatic shift The current standoff between the Jordanian government and the Muslim Brotherhood differs from past crises.