| ID | 138608 |
| Title Proper | Jordan |
| Other Title Information | caught in the middle again |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Fishman, Ben |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Since the outbreak of civil war in Syria, Jordan has been contending with a flood of Syrian refugees, straining an already beleaguered economy. Moreover, the rapid spread of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) across Iraq has substantially increased Jordan’s vulnerability to extremist infiltration and terrorist attacks. All this while, King Abdullah has continued to champion a reform programme – at least in name – to address Jordan’s most salient political and economic vulnerabilities following the Arab uprisings of 2011. So the last thing that Jordan needed this summer was a war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza. |
| `In' analytical Note | Survival : the IISS Quarterly Vol. 56, No.6; Dec/Jan 2014-15: p.39-48 |
| Journal Source | Surviva Vol: 56 No 6 |
| Key Words | GCC ; Gulf Cooperation Council ; IMF ; Israel ; United States ; Syria ; Jordan ; Hamas ; Security Reform ; CENTCOM ; ISIS ; Civil War ; United Nations ; Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham ; Israeli – Jordanian Peace Treaty ; National Integrity Commission |