Jordan’s Remarkable Resilience
... protests still in the air, the collapse of the Jordanian state and regime is highly unlikely. * * * The regionwide upheavals that shook the Arab world in 2011, as well as the collapse of state structures in Iraq and Syria precipitated by the rise of 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 ...