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Analyses

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Countering Terrorism and Extremism

Will ISIS Succeed in Hijacking Syria from the Transitional Government?

Foreign Fighters File in Syria: Between Entitlement and Risk

The Decision to Ban the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan: the Hand of the Law Against Transnational Ideologies

Sudan: The Country Hijacked by Islamists and Targeted for Burial by Iran

Economy and Energy Policy

U.S. Tariffs: Shock to the Global Economy and International Markets

Rebuilding the Syrian Economy After a 14-Year Crisis

Challenges facing investors in entering the Iraqi market

Rare and Strategic Elements in Jordan: Opportunities and Challenges

Environment and Climate

WATER SECURITY IN JORDAN AND ITS FUTURE HORIZONS

Will the U.S. Dollar Lose its Place as a Global Currency?

Coronavirus and the Renewed Geostrategic Competition: Will the Pandemic Spark a Nuclear War?

Security and Defence

What If Iran Had the Nuclear Bomb?

“Spearhead” is Getting Ready for the Wars of the Future: U.S Special Forces’ Limits in Contemporary International Conflict.

Military Features of Turkey's Role in the Ukrainian Crisis

The Global Trends for the Future of the Military Force

Publications

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International and Global Trends

Real clear world: A former terrorist inside the white house

This article examines the unprecedented decision to welcome a former jihadist—long designated as a terrorist by the United States—into the White House. It traces his trajectory from al-Qaeda operative to interim president of Syria, raising urgent questions about a dramatic shift in U.S. foreign policy. The piece challenges readers to consider the consequences of legitimizing a figure whose past is inseparable from decades of extremist violence.