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Since the outbreak of armed confrontations between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Sudan has been experiencing a complex conflict that goes beyond a direct military struggle for power. Rather, it reflects a deeper structural crisis rooted in the nature of the state itself and its symbiotic institutional formation. While the majority of analyses focus…

The Politics and Society Institute has issued a policy paper titled “The Amra City Project: Between Developmental Ambition and the Requirements of Political and Institutional Sustainability.” The paper examines the Amra City Project as one of the largest proposed planning interventions aimed at redirecting urban growth in Jordan, in the context of rapid urban and demographic expansion and the mounting…

Introduction In the third decade of the twenty-first century, the world is undergoing a profound transitional moment that extends well beyond familiar geopolitical shifts. Alongside the rise of Asian powers, the erosion of Western centrality, and the intensification of transnational crises, there has emerged a broad wave of identity redefinition, the politicization of cultural belonging, and a renewed prominence of…

For decades -and to this day- the central preoccupation of Prince Hassan bin Talal has been a deeply rooted intellectual and epistemic concern: the role of knowledge in shaping and designing public and developmental policies. Science has occupied a central place in his thinking since the early stages of his youth, and he has played a pivotal role in establishing…

His Royal Highness Prince Hassan bin Talal visited the Politics and Society Institute on Wednesday to review its key achievements and research and intellectual programs, in the presence of a distinguished group of researchers, writers, and thought leaders. During the meeting, His Royal Highness emphasized the importance of this intellectual gathering, underscoring that a strong intellectual foundation constitutes a primary…

Western discourse today portrays Iran as one rigid, uniform state, usually equating its people to its strict government. But behind that misconception lies a plural society built on ethnic diversity, layered identity and a national consciousness that has been shaped more by culture and history rather than politics alone. A living mosaic thriving together despite all their differences, Iran is…

It is not in the interest of the nation to begin, politically or in the media, discussing radical political or constitutional measures in response to the executive order issued by U.S. President Donald Trump, which paves the way for designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization in Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon. Our primary concern here is the Jordanian context…

Abstract This paper posits that the Islamic Action Front Party (IAF) in Jordan may be included among the entities subjected to U.S. security assessment, on the basis that it represents one of the organizational arms linked-according to the American perspective-to the Muslim Brotherhood. The assessment may also encompass certain charitable associations operating in Jordan, as well as senior figures who…

The assassination of Haitham Ali al-Tabtabaei, one of Hezbollah’s most prominent military commanders, in Beirut’s southern suburb did not occur as an isolated security incident that can be treated as yet another Israeli operation within the ongoing shadow war between the two sides. Rather, the strike-unfolding at a regional moment in which Israeli military signals intersect with heightened political and…

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…