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
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Middle East
Jordanian King seeks, finds renewed ally in Biden visit
He needs all the friends he can get, with restiveness in the palace and on the Jordanian street, and a greater power struggle in the Middle East.
July 20, 2021
Middle East
King Abdullah’s White House visit is a chance to reset US-Jordan relations
Long-standing ties between the two countries frayed significantly under Trump.
July 14, 2021
Middle East
Upcoming DC visit gives Jordanian monarch advantage in struggle for Al-Aqsa
With Palestinians accounting for more than 40 percent of Jordan’s population, maintaining the status quo in Jerusalem is key to ensuring regime survival.
July 04, 2021
Middle East
Jordan's King Abdullah, feeling the squeeze from within — and without
A royal crisis exposes tensions over the Palestinian issue, and pressure to normalize relations with Israel.
June 21, 2021
Middle East
Jordan’s detention of ‘coup plotters’ is really a crackdown on dissent
Abdullah is trying to silence his half-brother Prince Hamzah, while the US is bent on supporting the anti-democratic regime.
April 05, 2021
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