Why Jordan Won't Be Next In A Line Of Regional Dominoes
The Jordanian government's fall in Amman today appears to be the latest in the series of dominoes that first fell in Tunis and appears poised to tip over in Cairo. At first glance, there are...
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Israel Is Feeling Even More Alone
The CIA came under some heavy fire in recent days from policy-makers for missing (completely) the uprising in Egypt. The agency never saw it coming, leaving policy makers to scramble and adjust....
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Haass On Egypt: It's Up For Grabs
Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, looks at Egypt after the revolution. He argues that the "political transition" needs to proceed carefully and that Egypt's most...
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Israeli Fears Grow More Acute
As popular uprisings continue to spread across the Middle East and North Africa, Israel is feeling ever more isolated and abandoned. Government ministers aren't panicked yet, but you need only look...
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Iran's Desperate Quest To Get Nukes Finds Hope In Zimbabwe
US foreign policy planners think about (and plan for) "hinges of history;" events and developments that alter the course of human events. Some events and developments are newsworthy and interesting,...
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The World's 15 Biggest Landowners
The world's total land mass consists of 36.8 billion acres of inhabitable land. An incredible 21 percent of this land is owned by a short list of landowners, according to The New Statesman. Of course...
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POLITICS IN 60 SECONDS: What You Need To Know
Good morning. Here's what you need to know right now: 1. President Obama will address the nation this evening to explain US involvement in the Libyan civil war. Libyan "rebels" regained lost ground...
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Jordan Protesters Plan Massive Friday Rallies As Instability Intensifies
The situation in Jordan could be about to deteriorate, with protests turning more violent, according to Citi's Jeffrey Williams and Farouk Soussa. Citi's analysts are now calling time on their trade...
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Morocco And Jordan Want To Join A Massive Pro-American Alliance In The Middle...
A cold war is developing in the Middle East and every country is picking sides. Morocco and Jordan submitted bids today to join the Gulf Cooperative Council, a group that includes Saudi Arabia, the...
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Politics In 60 Seconds: What You Need To Know Right Now
Good morning! Here's what you need to know: 1. The Washington Post reports: "Street clashes erupted and bottles and stones were reportedly thrown at King Abdullah II’s motorcade in a southern town in...
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Jordan Presses On To Build First Nuclear Power Plant
Jordan’s economy has been heavily impacted by its need to import 96 percent of its energy needs, and so is pressing forward with a project to build the kingdom’s first nuclear power plant. In 2010...
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Jordan's King Abdullah II Invests In A $1.5 Billion Star Trek Theme Park
Star Trek is getting a theme park. Just don't look for it in the United States. Jordan's King Abdullah II is getting into the theme park business in the nerdiest way possible – by investing in a $1.5...
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PHOTOS: A Walking Tour Of Petra, The Ancient Rock City Of Jordan
Petra was the capital city of the Nabateans, a pagan civilization that held the popular imagination long before Hollywood took Indiana Jones to the rock city. It was the subject of paintings and poems...
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Saudi Divers Build The First-Ever Underwater Mosque
A group of private Saudi divers built the first-ever underwater mosque off the waters of Tabuk, a Saudi Arabian city near the Jordanian border, according to Emirates 24/7. The divers, who used plastic...
View ArticleThe US And 18 Other Nations Have Just Wrapped Up A Massive Military Exercise...
More than 19 countries, led by the United States, wrapped up the sprawling Operation Eager Lion military exercise yesterday in Jordan at a time of heightened tensions in the region. Though the...
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Pentagon On Syria: 'We Get Paid To Be Ready'
At yesterday's Department of Defense (DoD) press conference, Captain John Kirby was very hesitant to tip the Pentagon's hand regarding any planning being done to implement a military response to the...
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Nike's Jordan Sales Up 89% Year-Over-Year (NKE)
Overall, Nike saw its year-over-year share gains in the US increase 31 percent year-over-year last week, according to UBS. Individually, the Jordan brand increased 89 percent year-over-year last week....
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Meet An All-American Guy Who Was Suddenly And Violently Deported To Jordan
This is the story of Khalid Shudooh, who this reporter met while growing up in Ohio. The last time I saw Khalid Shudooh was on the Fourth of July 2007, in Cincinnati. He invited me to a party, where...
View ArticleIt Looks A Lot Like The Arab Spring May Have Finally Reached Jordan
Over 10,000 people have descended upon the streets of Amman today to protest the current regime, prompting speculation that Jordan's peaceful attempts at democratic reforms since the Arab spring might...
View ArticleUPDATE: Reports Of Explosion At Shopping Mall In Jordan A False Alarm
UPDATE: Police have confirmed that an earlier report of an explosion were a false alarm. EARLIER: Local police have reported that there has been a large explosion at a mall in Jordan, according to the...
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