Jordan

King Abdallah of Jordan on How No One Trusts Obama’s Government

By Barry Rubin October 31, 2011

Earlier this week, The Washington Post’s Lally Weymouth interviewed King Abdallah of Jordan. Here’s how King Abdallah responded to Weymouth’s question, “Do you and other leaders in this area believe you cannot rely on the U.S.?" He replied: "I think everybody is wary of dealing with the West....Looking at how quickly people turned their backs on [Egyptian President Husni] Mubarak, I would say that most people are going to try and go their own way. I think there is going to be less … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Jordan

Son of Mubarak: Succession Without Success?

By Barry Rubin December 25, 2010

We depend on your contributions. Tax-deductible donation through PayPal or credit card: click Donate button, upper-right hand corner of this page. When processing your donation through PayPal please indicate in the "Special Instructions for Seller Box" for GLORIA Center. By check: "American Friends of IDC." "For GLORIA Center" on memo line. Mail: American Friends of IDC, 116 East 16th St., 11th Floor, NY, NY 10003. Some of the more interesting Wikileaks concern the U.S. diplomatic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan

Making Friends with the Octopus: Jordan Bows to Iran

By Barry Rubin December 16, 2010

We depend on your contributions. Tax-deductible donation through PayPal or credit card: click Donate button, upper-right hand corner of this page. By check: "American Friends of IDC." "For GLORIA Center" on memo line. Mail: American Friends of IDC, 116 East 16th St., 11th Floor, NY, NY 10003. Here's an old joke that applies to the contemporary Middle East. The Lone Ranger was a Western lawman who chased bad guys with his friend, a Native American named Tonto. One day, they were surrounded by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Iran, Jordan, Middle East Politics

Answering Readers’ Questions and Updates: Fatah and Turkey

By Barry Rubin February 1, 2010

1. Fatah, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan Question: You describe Fatah hardliners as seeking a Palestine from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean. Why don't they want to take over Jordan also? And why is a similar change of mind impossible about a permanent peace with Israel? Answer: Historically, the PLO and Fatah have not sought to overthrow Jordan and take it over. The exception is when they were overconfident during the 1968-1970 period and even then that was more a PFLP and DFLP … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Jordan, Palestinians, Turkey

Analysis: Did the Long Arm of Iran Reach the Dead Sea Highway?

By Jonathan Spyer January 21, 2010

The revelations of possible Iranian involvement in the attack on Israeli diplomats earlier this month in Jordan appear to offer the latest evidence of direct engagement by Teheran in subversion and paramilitary activity across national borders. The Jordanian investigation is still in its early stages. But the suggestion by sources close to the well-respected Jordanian General Intelligence Department that the explosives used for the attack may have been brought into the kingdom by Iranian … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Iran, Jordan, Radical Movements