Jordan

  • Sep 19, 2012
  • 6 min read

Syrian refugee crisis poses long-term security risks

UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met Syrian refugees at camps in Turkey and Jordan yesterday. The...

Middle East
  • Sep 7, 2012
  • 11 min read

Prospects for Arab politics in the fourth quarter

The escalating civil war in Syria will preoccupy regional states and the international community....

Middle East
  • Aug 16, 2012
  • 7 min read

Syria overspill will test Jordan's stability

Jordan is not well placed to deal with the consequences of an intensifying civil war in Syria....

Jordan
  • Jul 26, 2012
  • 7 min read

EU response to Arab uprisings hinges on new framework

The EU response to widescale anti-government protests in the Arab countries over the past 18...

EU
  • Jul 11, 2012
  • 7 min read

Economic grievances add to reform demands in Jordan

As elsewhere in the region, discontent about the economy has contributed to protests in Jordan...

Jordan
  • Jun 29, 2012
  • 7 min read

Syria refugees create humanitarian, security crisis

UN peace envoy Kofi Annan is attempting to secure international agreement on a transition plan...

Syria
  • Jun 22, 2012
  • 2 min read

Syrian military cohesion strong, but set to weaken

Syrian opposition activists today claimed that four senior army officers had defected the day...

Syria
  • May 17, 2012
  • 6 min read

Jordan's economic problems provide reform impetus

King Abdullah called yesterday for the swift implementation of political reforms and the holding...

Jordan