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Oct 02,2016 - Last updated at Oct 02,2016

The crises across the region are putting a lot of pressure on the security services.

There is no light at the end of the tunnel and very little hope that the crises will end soon.

Across the region, the dominant feelings are division, hate and revenge, and an increased level of violence and availability of weapons.

Jordan is facing various internal and external challenges. 

Externally, the situation in Syria is not promising at all.

While most battles are concentrated in the north of Syria, the instability is having its impact on the south as well, which has direct implications for Jordan.

While this could lead to attacks on the Jordanian border, there are other repercussions as well.

There must be a focus on preventing civic unrest through the adoption of a comprehensive vision for dealing with conflicts and problems that anticipates the impact and consequences of the situation.

In his last piece about security in Jordan, David Schenker of the Washington Near East Institute, highlights many of the recent problems in Jordan.

While his article called for more support for Jordan, it sheds lights on the existing problems that may lead to mistakes. 

Jordan needs to review its security, and management procedures and strategies.

It is inevitable that a long period of day and night alert will exhaust the personnel working for the security apparatus.

Resources and personnel can only take so much, and exhaustion can affect performance.

This is not an attempt to justify mistakes, but a call to see things from a different perspective, as we are facing new risks and challenges which will continue to evolve, with no end in sight.

Enhancing and improving the capacity of the security system is important, but it is also important to understand the nature of threats and the delicate situation.

Threats cannot be underestimated and risks must be understood.

Political games are a strong driver of the discontent and anger amongst people.

The failure of public policies for development is leading to growing radicalism and frustration with the political establishment, as is the absence of representation of a large part of Jordanian society.

Focus must again be placed on the political reform plan and where it was supposed to lead the country with our parliamentary government. 

Youth should be engaged to be part of the decision-making process, and people should participate in building their future rather than seeing the same policies and the same people.

Our security is affected by government policies, and if Jordan has no vision for how to turn into a productive country that can provide hope for its people to build their future with more political representation for the youth and more involvement in the decision-making process, we will see more deterioration and more pressure on our security system, which will only lead to more mistakes.

 

 

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