The fall of Ramadi will have an impact on Jordan as well, not only on Iraq.It is not a tactical setback but a major defeat of the Baghdad Shiite hierarchy that, for sectarian reasons, refused to arm the Ramadi Sunni tribes, leaving them to face an enemy with superior weapons and

The formation of the new Israeli Cabinet sends strong signals to Palestinians. One of the messages is that no peace accord could ever be achieved with the Palestinians. The expansion of settlements on Arab land will be accelerated since it has been one of the main items on ever

Training anti-Daesh forces in Mafraq is a commendable move that should have been resorted to two years ago. It is a move that brings to Jordan its natural role as a regional player in the Middle Eastern political arena. The new volunteers in this force, both Iraqis and Syr

Many Jordanians worry about the repercussions of a potentially headlong confrontation between the Muslim Brotherhood in Amman and authorities. Being the best organised political group in this country, with the largest mass followers as members of its offshoot, the Islamic Action

Last month, the American Peace Corp ordered its volunteers to leave the country, citing security threats. But Jordan does not face security threats from Israel since October 1994, when a peace treaty was signed and ratified, and no security threats are directed from the governme

Anbar, an Iraqi province, is now a potential security challenge to Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The terrorist group Daesh managed to defeat Iraqi army troops in three villages surrounding the most populated town of Ramadi, paving the way to reaching the border points of Saudi city o

The Obama doctrine, as it is described by New York Times analyst Thomas L.

A joint Arab military force was conceived at the 26th Arab League Summit convened in Egypt on March 28. It is hoped that this commendable resolution by the Arab heads of states will form the nucleus of a collective Arab army, one of the priority aspirations for millions in

The Saudi Operation Storm of Resolve (“Al Hazm”, in Arabic) took the entire region into a new era, this week. Through its political, financial and military weight, Riyadh managed to build a coalition of 10 Sunni Islamic states to fight the Shiite Houthis in Yemen, in