Jordanian Policies

The latest World Cup was not simply another major sporting event, nor merely an occasion on which Arabs celebrated the qualification of an unprecedented number of their national teams or the remarkable performances some of them delivered. More than that, it revealed a deeper shift in the Arab public mood. The scale of popular engagement in streets, cafés, homes, and…

After several years of political, economic, and administrative modernization initiatives, the most important question today may be less about the laws enacted or institutions established, and more about how ordinary citizens-particularly young people-actually perceive these reforms. The success of any reform project is measured neither by the number of legislative measures adopted nor by the scale of the official discourse…

The Politics and Society Institute has released a new policy paper titled “The King Hussein Bridge Crisis: From Managing Symptoms to Building a Sovereign Border Crossing System.” The paper examines one of the most pressing challenges affecting movement between Jordan and the West Bank and presents a practical framework for shifting from seasonal crisis management to a sustainable institutional model…

A concise assessment on the shift in Israel’s national security strategy and its implications for Jordan and the region: This paper argues that, after 7 October 2023, Israel entered a new phase in which it is redefining its security concept, not as a limited military review, but as a broader change in the relationship among security, geography, and politics. The…

The Politics and Society Institute has published an analytical paper titled “Perceptions of War: The Symbolic Structure of the Sixth Generation of Warfare.” The paper examines the Iran–Israel–U.S. confrontation and its regional implications through a lens that focuses on the battle of narratives, propaganda, disinformation, and artificial intelligence, rather than on the military trajectory alone. The paper, which emerged from…

The Politics and Society Institute has released a new policy paper entitled “Jordan and the Day After the War: A Strategic Assessment of Regional Transformations and the Requirements of National Security.” The paper examines Jordan’s strategic position in the aftermath of the Israeli–U.S. war against Iran and analyzes the complex regional transformations it has generated, arguing that these developments require…

The funeral of Iran’s former Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, served as an important opportunity for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the conservative establishment to convey a series of carefully calibrated symbolic and political messages. Each participating delegation carried its own significance, while the ceremony also projected messages to both domestic and international audiences. Notably, the event witnessed broad…

The American–Israeli–Iranian war has reshaped Gulf perceptions of the United States in ways that extend far beyond the battlefield. Drawing on more than 55,600 original digital discussions produced by nearly 29,800 unique users across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, this study examines how one of the region’s most significant security crises transformed public digital discourse on the American security…

  At first glance, Samir Al-Rifai’s resignation letter (from the Sente Council) appears to be a conventional text within the traditions of the Jordanian state: a language of loyalty, a discourse of gratitude, references to the Hashemite leadership, and a courteous request for the acceptance of his resignation from the Senate. Yet a deeper reading suggests hidden layers and meanings…

After the wave of political reforms that Jordan witnessed in recent years, expectations related to the role of youth in public life have risen, especially with the official tendency toward restructuring the model of political and parliamentary work and strengthening the presence of young segments within the public sphere. The outputs of the Royal Committee for Modernizing the Political System…