Middle East
Is the Gaza war destabilizing Jordan?
Amman is facing a delicate balancing act as Israel’s war on Gaza threatens to further inflame regional tensions
April 18, 2024
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Middle East
US troops should have left Syria and Iraq long ago
A few thousand soldiers scattered in desert bases around a region increasingly hostile to their presence makes no sense
February 01, 2024
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3 US troops killed by drone attack in Jordan
President Biden says America's 'heart is heavy,' vows to continue the fight against Iran-backed militant groups
January 28, 2024
Middle East
Jordan can't afford to pay for Israel's problems
The fantastical idea that Amman should give up land for a new Palestine won't go away.
September 18, 2023
Middle East
Why the Pandora Papers may hurt King Abdullah most of all
Jordanians are living in desperate straits, depending on huge sums of foreign aid. So evidence of his high living isn't going over well.
October 05, 2021
Middle East
Lebanon's desperation may offer big step to Assad's salvation
It appears that Washington may be open to sending Egyptian gas and Jordanian electricity to the economically strapped country via Syria.
September 28, 2021
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