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October 24, 2000
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Treaty
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April 4, 2007
Podcast
Joost Hiltermann of the International Crisis Group urges the United States to do more to assist Iraq's refugees in Jordan.
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April 2, 2007
Daily Analysis
The millions of Iraqi refugees pouring into countries like Jordan and Syria are creating problems as pressure builds for the United States to grant more visas.
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April 2007
| Author: | Nathan Hodson |
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Must Read
This research note from the Washington Institute concerns the growing Iraqi refugee crisis in Jordan. It says that the trickle of Iraqis seeking haven from the 2003 coalition invasion has become a torrent, straining social services, and aggravating economic and environmental problems such as unemployment, inflation, and water shortages.
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January 12, 2007
| Authors: | Christopher M. Blanchard Kenneth Katzman Carol Migdalovitz Alfred B. Prados Jeremy M. Sharp |
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Must Read
Congressional Research Service report that provides information about the current perspectives and policies of Iraq’s neighbors; analyzes potential regional responses to continued insurgency, wider sectarian or ethnic violence, and long-term stabilization; discusses shared concerns and U.S. long-term regional interests; and reviews U.S. policy options for responding to various contingencies.
See more in Turkey, Egypt, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Terrorism, U.S. Strategy and Politics, Congress
December 2006
Must Read
A special report from USIP in a series looking at Iraq and its neighbours, on the role Jordan is playing in the effort to stabilize Iraq. USIP says Jordan wants a strong, stable, moderate, and unified Iraq. Having wrestled with the dilemmas of an assertive Iraq for many years, Jordan—like Iraq's other neighbors—now faces a myriad of challenges presented by a weak Iraq. The kingdom, for years a linchpin in the U.S. strategy to promote peace and stability in the region, is now less secure in the wake of the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq. Jordanian leaders worry that Iraq is becoming a haven for terrorist groups, a fear dramatically heightened by the November 2005 suicide bombings in Amman. Jordan also has an interest in the development of an Iraq that does not inspire radical Islamist politics in Jordan. Moreover, the kingdom is anxious about growing Iranian involvement in Iraqi politics, and—more broadly—increasing Iranian and Shiite influence in the region.
See more in Iraq, International Peace and Security
November 2006
| Authors: | Amr Hamzawy Dina Bishara |
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Amr Hamzawy and Dina Bishara have released a Carnegie Endowment paper looking at the success of Islamist movements in Jordan and Egypt as a result of the 2006 Lebanon War.
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November 10, 2005
Jane Arraf interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
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November 10, 2005
| Author: | Lionel Beehner |
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Backgrounder
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