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How Long can Jordan Cling to Stability in a Fractured Middle East?

Last month the British Foreign Office lengthened its list of Arab states unsuitable for travel with the addition of Lebanon. Now Jordan appears more than ever to be a fragment of peace wedged between some of the most volatile s...

by Nadia Hasan

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Is More Democracy Always the Best Option?

At the outset of the Arab Spring, there were some protests in Jordan, calling for an elected prime minister. But in a country whose monarch is actually doing a great job of working in the interest of his people, has been an act...

by Nadine Tewfik-Saad

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What Does the Refugee Crisis Mean For Jordanian National Identity?

With no end to the civil war in sight, the Syrian refugee crisis continues to reach staggering proportions. Amidst international concern over how to respond to this humanitarian emergency, Jordan has been applauded for its open...

by Miriam Puttick

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Tunisia: A Constitution & A Soft-Coup

As a Tunisian, I could not be happier to announce that there is now solid hope in my people’s full independence and prosperity: That hope is summarized in the Tunisian Constitution of 2014. 1881 marked the start of the oc...

by Mohamed Firas Arfaoui

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How Long can Jordan Cling to Stability in a Fractured Middle East?

Is More Democracy Always the Best Option?

What Does the Refugee Crisis Mean For Jordanian National Identity?

Tunisia: A Constitution & A Soft-Coup

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