Jordan

  • Feb 4, 2015
  • 7 min read

Jordan will stand firm in anti-Islamic State coalition

Outrage over killing of an airforce pilot raises questions over Jordan's ongoing commitment to the coalition

Jordan
  • Jan 29, 2015
  • 2 min read

Jordan may scale back anti-'Islamic State' operations

The escalating hostage crisis has increased domestic criticism of Jordan's role in the international coalition

Jordan
  • Dec 31, 2014
  • 7 min read

Jihadist threat to Jordan is rising, but manageable

Islamic State group's rapid advances in Iraq and Syria pose a particular threat to neighbouring Jordan

Jordan
  • Dec 24, 2014
  • 2 min read

Pilot capture will increase jihadist appeal in Jordan

The group's capture of a Jordanian pilot focuses unwelcome attention on the Arab role in the coalition

Jordan
  • Nov 6, 2014
  • 2 min read

Jordan unlikely to escalate further against Israel

Rising tensions in Jerusalem place particular strain on the kingdom due to its custodianship of Muslim sites there

Jordan
  • Jul 29, 2014
  • 7 min read

Jordan can withstand Islamic State threat -- for now

A Jordanian Salafi youth group, the Sons of the Call for Tawhid and Jihad, pledged allegiance to...

Jordan
  • Jun 23, 2014
  • 2 min read

Iraq border gains will help ISIS consolidate control

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki held talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Baghdad today...

Iraq
  • Jun 4, 2014
  • 12 min read

Prospects for the Middle East in the third quarter

After three years of political turmoil, North Africa's post-uprising states are looking to...

Middle East