Many are hopeful that 2018 will be the year of resolution in the various conflicts and crises in the Middle East. There are indications, however, that we might just see the opposite on several fronts. Syria appears to be progressing well towards a poli…
With the spark of anti-government protests in Iran, many have started to question whether these demonstrations will lead to any change, or whether they will be oppressed by the Iranian regime like they were in 2009. The protestors are frustrated by hig…
Following American President Trump’s decision to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem and recognizing it as the capital of Israel, we have seen an increase in propaganda designed to weaken Jordan’s bilateral relations with Saudi Arabia and the UAE. T…
In recent weeks, there has been much commentary in Jordan on the importance of taking a new approach to Jordan’s bilateral relations. Strategically, it is imperative that Jordan continues to diversify its options, but this must be done with a clear pla…
According to several security reports, the popularity of Hamza Bin Laden, the son of Osama Bin Laden, is increasing and some reports suggest that amongst followers of Al Qaeda, he is actually more popular than Al Zawahiri.The gradual fall of ISIS in Sy…
The US President Donald Trump has given a landmark speech this week recognizing Jerusalem as a capital of Israel. It clearly demonstrates Trump attempting to distinguish himself from other recent Presidents as a leader of action over talk. As part of t…
Many observers believe that recent developments in security measures have increased the effectiveness with which we can face terrorism, as evidenced by the falling number of attacks by IS or other groups. While we may have developed strategies and tact…
خطاب الرئيس الامريكي دونالد ترامب الاخير الذي اعلن فيه نقل السفارة الامريكية الى القدس و الاعتراف بالمدينة التاريخية عاصمة لاسرائيل، أظهربوضوح اصرار ترامب على فكرة تفرده كونه الرئيس الامريكي الوحيد الذي استطاع ان يخرج القرارات الامريكية المؤجلة م…
The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) has published the 2017 Global Terrorism Index (GTI), measuring and understanding the impact of terrorism. Some of the most interesting results show that for the second year in a row, the number of death cause…
The Syrian President, Bashar Al Assad’s visit to Sochi in Russia last week is indicative of a new development in Syria. The last time Al Assad visited Moscow in 2015, was directly after the Russian military intervention in Syria.This new meeting, two y…