The world saw Knesset member Itamar Ben Gvir, in December 2021, grabbing his pistol, even though he was surrounded by Israeli soldiers, and pointing it at the Palestinians of Sheikh Jarrah. This scene embodies his program on which he ran in the recent Israeli elections, and now he and those who share the same program will most likely be part…
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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…
Read More »In the scientific seminar “The War in Syria: A Way Forward”, held jointly by the Politics and Society Institute (PSI) and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) on 11th of October 2021, Jordanian and European experts virtually gathered to engage in a lively discussion on the future of strategic and security considerations to Syria and the region. Main topics included firstly,…
Read More »AMMAN – Jordanian, Palestinian, and Western politicians and researchers have agreed that the option of a “two-state solution” is no longer viable, nor is it a feasible or realistic option in the context of developments on the ground and in the context of clear Israeli policies that eliminate any possibility of establishing an independent Palestinian state from the territories occupied…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »Politics and Society Institute held a discussion session on the Israeli scene, its complexities, and how it can be read in a Jordanian or Palestinian context, presented by Dr. Ahmed Jamil Azm, Professor of Political Science at Qatar University, in addition to several experts, academics and writers in this field. The session, moderated by Rami Adwan, resident director of…
Read More »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…
Read More »The development of the partisan scene in Jordan;The dynamics, challenges, obstacles, and obsessions Politics and Society Institute Headnotes:The public sphere in the country, in which no changes occurred gives the impression that there is a change coming. There is an impression that the formation of new projects for political parties is carried out through a process of political planning.…
Read More »Amman- The Institute of Politics and Society has published on its website, a summary of intensive dialogue sessions with youth representing 13 political parties, within the framework of reviewing and evaluating the party youth’s vision of the outputs of the Royal Committee for the Modernization of the Political System, and their suggestions for transforming these recommendations and results into legislation…
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