Jordan

American soldier reads a newspaper in the shade under a U.S. Marine tank in Beirut, Lebanon. / Library of Congress

Order from Chaos

Beirut 1958: America’s origin story in the Middle East

Bruce Riedel

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Demonstrators carry national flags during an anti-government protest in Tripoli, Lebanon October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim - RC1D594342A0

Order from Chaos

No going back: How America and the Middle East can turn the page to a productive future

Hady Amr

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

US President Bill Clinton applauds as Jordan s King Hussein reaches out and shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (L) at the end of the Israeli - Jordanian peace treaty signing ceremony - PBEAHUNIEEZ

Order from Chaos

25 years on, remembering the path to peace for Jordan and Israel

Bruce Riedel

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Jordan's King Abdullah reviews the guard of honour during a ceremony celebrating the country's 73rd Independence Day in Amman, Jordan, May 25, 2019. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed - RC122FB03AE0

Order from Chaos

Jordan’s King Abdullah is facing new risks—from his own friends

Bruce Riedel

Friday, June 14, 2019

Reports

Jordanian policemen stand guard during a rally to support security services after shooting at Karak castle, in Amman, Jordan, December 23, 2016. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

Report

Grappling with Islamism: Assessing Jordan’s evolving approach

Beverley Milton-Edwards

Saturday, September 30, 2017

Protesters from the Islamic Action Front, carry pictures of the deputy overall leader of Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood Zaki Bani Rsheid during a demonstration to show their solidarity with Palestinians and anger at the political arrest, after the Friday prayer in Amman November 28, 2014. Rsheid was arrested by the Jordanian authorities last week after he criticized the United Arab Emirates for issuing a list of Islamist organization it considered terrorist groups according to local media.

Religion & Politics

More than just the Muslim Brotherhood: The Problem of Hamas and Jordan’s Islamic Movement

Nael Masalha and Shadi Hamid

Monday, February 6, 2017

Report

Not likely to go home: Syrian refugees and the challenges to Turkey—and the international community

Elizabeth Ferris and Kemal Kirişci

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Report

The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan: Time to reform

Neven Bondokji

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Report

Fortress Jordan: Putting the Money to Work

Andrew Leber and Sultan Barakat

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Blog Posts

Students raise their hands as they attend class and eat a meal distributed as part of a World Food Programme (WFP)-run project to provide healthy meals to students and to raise awareness of good eating habits, at Hofa Al-Mazar school in the city of Irbid, Jordan, April 26, 2016. REUTERS/ Muhammad Hamed - GF10000396485

Education Plus Development

Preparing youth for the future of work: What can we learn from Jordan?

Patrick Hannahan and Jenny Perlman Robinson

Friday, May 24, 2019

PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat (R) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (L), as U.S. President Bill Clinton stands between them, after the signing of the Israeli-PLO peace accord, at the White House in Washington September 13, 1993. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - GM1E99D1UCD01

Order from Chaos

The Oslo Accords at 25: The view from Jordan

Bruce Riedel

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

A Jordanian employee paints a handcrafted salver at a Beit al Bawadi ceramics workshop in Amman January 7, 2014. The Beit al Bawadi ceramic workshop was set up by non-profit organisation Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD) to provide employment opportunities for Jordanian youths. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) - GM1EA1800K501

Education Plus Development

Female labor force participation is about more than economics

Mayyada Abu Jaber

Thursday, July 26, 2018

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Events

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Experts

Women eat watermelons at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California April 10, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - GF10000055583

Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Mar 17, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; A member of the Bridgestone Arena crew sweeps confetti off the court after a win by the Auburn Tigers over the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC conference tournament championship game at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports - 12368716

Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Jenny Perlman Robinson

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education

@JennyPerlman

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Multimedia

A convoy of Israeli tanks rolls towards the front during the 1967 Middle East War

Podcast Episode

Podcast: The 1967 War

Khaled Elgindy, Shadi Hamid, Martin S. Indyk, Natan Sachs, Tamara Cofman Wittes, and Fred Dews

Friday, June 2, 2017

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Reports

No End in Sight: Syria’s Refugees and Regional Repercussions

Twice Displaced: What’s Next for Palestinian Double Refugees?

Human Resource Development in New Nuclear Energy States

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education