Carnegie Middle East Center
Jordan’s bahhara have suffered from a closed border with Syria, but efforts to resume informal trade ties continue.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
For the Palestinian Authority, a policy of self-isolation is the worst option of all.
In an interview, Armenak Tokmajyan discusses his recent paper on the Syrian regime’s return to the southern border area.
If Benjamin Netanyahu kills the idea of a Palestinian state, Jordan should reevaluate its relations with Israel.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
In an interview, Marwan Muasher outlines what scares Amman in the Trump peace plan for Palestinians and Israelis.
Though Christians are indigenous to the Arab world, their numbers have steadily declined in the Middle East.
Arab armed forces are recruiting more females, who nevertheless continue to face a glass ceiling.
There is a crisis of trust between Jordan’s citizens and the state, and the old ways won’t work anymore.
In an interview, author James Barr discusses why his book on the Franco-British rivalry in the Middle East remains relevant today.
Bassem Nemeh discusses the economic burden of the Syrian refugees for Lebanon and Jordan.
The Zaatari Camp is taking on characteristics of permanence, raising doubts about a refugee return.
In a podcast, Carnegie Middle East scholars discuss a new report on the state of the Arab world.
Donald Trump’s immigration ban has angered many Arabs, but not their leaders.
Carnegie Middle East announces the release of a major new report on the state of the Arab world.
While Jordan’s elections promised change, they really just ensured more continuity.
In what may be the latest in a string of losses for the Syrian army, President Bashar al-Assad may be about to lose control of another provincial capital, Daraa.
Jordan, a key United States in the region, may be expanding its anti–Islamic State activities further into Iraq and Syria.