Jordan’s Remarkable Resilience

... the Islamic State (IS) invite us to reflect on the current situation in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, which has managed to remain relatively stable amidst the stormy waters of Middle Eastern politics. In the past, the Jordanian state and the ruling Hashemite regime weathered many crises and in many instances demonstrated resilience to both external and domestic pressures, such as coup d’état attempts, diplomatic and military defeats, social unrest, and salient socio-economic cleavages....