On October 21-22, 2021, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Amman office and the Centre for Strategic Studies of the University of Jordan have organised a closed expert workshop in Amman, tackling: “The new Levant”, discussing rationales, implications and future trajectories of the cooperat

Escalation between Iran and Azerbaijan has increased rapidly since last September, when Azerbaijan security forces arrested two Iranian truck drivers accused of entering the country illegally from Armenia.

There has been a noticeable acceleration in attempts to restore relations from both sides between Jordan and Syria.

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani has called on world leaders to remain engaged with the Taliban in Afghanistan, as he underlined his country’s commitment to contribute to the peaceful resolution of conflicts.

There are many questions about how the American withdrawal from Afghanistan will affect the dynamics of global politics.

This week, we have seen an agreement to resume natural gas shipments from Egypt to Lebanon through the Arab Gas Pipeline that stretches from Egypt through Jordan and Syria to Lebanon.

Since US President Joe Biden came into the White House, there have been serious attempts to kick-start the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative.

The timing of the American decision to withdraw from Afghanistan has added more pressure to the security challenges that the world was expecting post-COVID.

The current situation in Afghanistan has certainly surprised most of international public opinion. But those who have been following attentively the situation and the events that have taken place in recent months cannot be surprised at all.