Jordan
Assad Is Gone, Syria’s Captagon Trade Isn’t
Despite its statements vowing to clean up the country, Syria’s new government is unlikely to tackle the profitable narcotics trade. Deposed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and his inner circle made...
Why the Arab Gulf States Won’t Help Israel
Before Israel struck Iran last weekend in response to Iran’s October 1 missile barrage, the Islamic Republic turned to a group of unlikely partners to reduce the scope of an...
30 Years of Israel-Jordan Relations
Earlier this month, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi urged the European Union and the United Nations to sanction and embargo arms transfers to Israel. Last week, Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood—which controls...
Iran is Gaining Ground in Jordan
Jordanians marched in the capital of Amman last week, holding aloft portraits of the late secretary general of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah. The streets echoed with chants of “Labayk ya Nasrallah”...
Tackling the Middle East’s Captagon Conundrum
The 2023 World Drug Report highlights the growing concern over the trafficking of amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) across the Middle East, noting the expanding market for Captagon®, the trademark name of...
Jordan’s Top Diplomat Walks the Tightrope in Tehran
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi’s visit to Tehran marks the first time in nearly ten years that one of Amman’s top officials has visited Iran. The region is on the...
Jordan: On the Edge?
Jordan, which has enjoyed deep relations with the United States for over seventy years and hosts nearly 3,000 American troops, is a vital partner in America’s presence in the Middle...
Why Kataib Hezbollah Targeted U.S. Troops in Jordan
On January 28, a drone strike conducted by the Iran-linked Kataib Hezbollah group killed three U.S. soldiers and injured more than forty others at a remote logistics base on the...
Why the Yom Kippur War Was Hell on Earth
The Yom Kippur War, Explained: In 1973, a coalition of Arab states led by Syria and Egypt initiated coordinated attacks in the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights against Israel....
Can COP28 Expand Israeli Water for Arab Peace?
The top UN Development Program official in Baghdad warned that an increase in global temperature will decrease the fresh water available to Iraqis by 20 percent. Basra, Iraq’s second most...
Will Lebanon Normalize Ties with Syria?
In a fascinating turn of events for the region in 2023, diplomacy appears to be leading the way in the Middle East. In this regard, Jordanian foreign minister and deputy...
The Israeli Government Is a Threat to U.S. Interests, Not Just Values
Since the establishment of Israel’s hardline government last December, U.S. foreign policy experts have expressed increasing concern over the future of their countries’ special relationship. Citing the extremist ideologies of...