Jordan

Managing dissent: Morocco, Israel and the Palestine Question

Summary: with American backing Morocco and Israel continue to deepen their diplomatic and business ties while overriding the support for Palestine and the Palestinian people of the vast majority of Moroccans.

October 9, 2026

Saudi Arabia’s military defeat in Yemen has global consequences

Summary: a failed Saudi-backed ground offensive enabled Huthi forces to capture critical Red Sea territory, seize Western weaponry and severely disrupt global energy markets.

September 21, 2026

Amman’s Dilemma

Summary: the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is caught in a vice; US bases there are the target of Iranian missiles and influential Jordanians are calling for the removal of the bases. But the US presence is part of the 1994 peace deal with Israel which is now threatening to drive Palestinians out of the West Bank and into the kingdom.

September 17, 2026

One year after Suwayda massacres, trust in short supply

Summary: a year on from the massacres in Suwayda, the fighting has largely subsided, but the political crisis has deepened. Without accountability and a negotiated settlement over local security, the Druze governorate has become a test of whether post-Assad Syria can build an inclusive state.

July 31, 2026

The slide toward a regional cataclysm

Summary: following the killings of US service members in Jordan and Iraq, a major military escalation between the United States and Iran has collapsed their previous ceasefire agreement, threatening to spark a comprehensive, multi-front war that could devastatingly target civilian infrastructure and choke global energy supplies.

July 21, 2026

Are the Huthis on the warpath?

Summary: escalation in the war between the US and Iran is set against a developing and dangerous situation in Yemen with the outlook for a return to full scale war there a growing possibility.

July 20, 2026

Commentary on the Ongoing Peace Talks in Lucerne

We thank our member George Kanaan for his comment on the Iran war and what ongoing negotiations in Lucerne could deliver for the region and beyond. We invite other members to respond with their comments.

June 23, 2026

Jordan: the pressure grows

Summary: while Jordan relies on denouncing and condemning Israeli actions, its ‘trusted’ partners are actively working on stripping the kingdom of its Al-Aqsa custodianship while threatening the annexation of the West Bank.

June 15, 2026

Trump tosses a Hail Mary pass with the Abraham Accords

Summary: as uncertainty escalates over just what Donald Trump is hoping to achieve with an Iran peace deal his efforts to bring more Muslim nations into the Abraham Accords fold has already backfired badly.

May 28, 2026

Citizenship stripping in the Gulf

Summary: citizenship stripping has become a weapon of choice for authoritarian Gulf rulers feeling threatened by fallout from the Iran war.

May 13, 2026

Syria on the edge of regional escalation

Summary: Syria is suffering collateral damage as Israel and the US pursue their war against Iran; with its airspace violated by both sides and the economy reeling a country just beginning to emerge from 14 years of civil war risks being pulled further into the conflict.

April 7, 2026

America’s Suez and the looming “Civilisational Divorce”

Summary: the current conflict with Iran represents a "Suez moment" for a declining United States, potentially leading to a "Civilisational Divorce" with implications that would accelerate the collapse of Western hegemony.

March 30, 2026