Jordan’s Remarkable Resilience
... artificial colonial construct, and yet resilient and durable. The recent rise of new security challenges, such as the rise of the Islamic State, calls for a thorough analysis an exploration of the factors involved. Overall, there are strong reasons to believe that despite the war in Syria raging on Jordan’s doorstep, an acute domestic refugee problem, and echoes of the Arab Spring protests still in the ... ... socio-economic cleavages. Today Jordan is once again facing a multiplicity of internal and external problems: a vast influx of Syrian refugees, lingering discontent with the regime, and tensions between social groups. The most worrying development, however, has ...