International Policies

It is not possible to interpret the “Umrah” performed by a delegation of Hamas leaders in Saudi Arabia, at the end of the month of Ramadan, without considering its political context and heavy implications. This visit is particularly noteworthy since it comes after a hiatus of nearly eight years, coinciding with the beginnings of the new era in Saudi Arabia;…

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…

The Russian invasion of Ukraine had created various crises on the international stage, particular in energy prices, food supply chains, and inflation. These events made many countries reconsider the strategic importance of the Middle East and the Arabian Gulf. In a virtual roundtable hosted by the Politics and Society Institute in coordination with Friedrich Ebert-Stiftung, experts from the Arab World…

AMMAN – Despite the many negative effects of the Russian-Ukrainian war on international relations in general, energy prices, and food chains, these events have renewed the strategic importance of the Middle East region in the field of energy, food, and the global economy, as seen by the Jordanian, European and American politicians and experts who participated in a discussion workshop…

The thirteen thousand peacekeeping forces in Mali have been targeted by continuous and recently intense attacks by jihadist groups affiliated with the “ISIS” and al-Qaeda organizations, “Mali was one of the most affected missions: Egyptians, Jordanians, Chadians, and others, who lost their lives for the sake of the Malian people and the cause of peace, and we are forever grateful…

The Politics and Society Institute (PSI), in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung – Amman office (FES), held a closed virtual session on July 5th, 2022. The session titled “President Biden’s visit to the Middle East: Setting the Stage for a Renewed Partnership?” has focused on the upcoming first /visit of president Biden to the region. The sessions were attended by Jordanian and…

Despite the American celebration, during which the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Qurashi, the leader of ISIS, was announced in a village in northwestern Syria, expectations that this event would lead to an effective impact on the rise of jihadist groups became modest and realistic, but almost closer to calculations. The US election campaign, to raise the popularity of US President…

It would seem a repetition of the saying and a similar version of the analysis of killing the leader of ISIS three days ago to confirm that his killing does not mean the end of ISIS and its danger, and also to emphasize that the real problem is not the killing of leaders or the elimination of combative elements, but…

Before starting to talk about Alexander Dugin and his book The Foundations of the Geopolitics, we must start to look at the book from the angle of our country Jordan, and here we must talk about several points, namely:– The importance of having specialists in Russian affairs in Jordan, and this is very important for both Jordan and Russia. The job…

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…