There are many security challenges facing Jordan today, predominately focussed on the resurgence of terrorist groups in the southern area of Syria. This growth, mainly of Daesh, puts new pressure on the security landscape that could have broader impacts on the country itself.

Across multiple fronts, instability is escalating in the region, and creating strategic threats whose combination is more dangerous than the sum of each of them.

Recently, the risks of regional escalation have noticeably increased. Amid rising tensions in the West Bank, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened Hamas leaders that they would pay what he described as the “full price”.

Terrorist threats in Syria and Iraq have been increasing recently with signs of the re-emergence of terrorist groups, including Daesh particularly in desert areas. Multiple terrorist attacks occurred recently in Syria.

Two years have passed since the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, and while international attention is focused on other battlefronts, such as Ukraine or more recently Niger, Afghanistan remains one of the crucial points of international geopolitics, so Afghani dynamics should

Recently, a widely criticised cybercrime law that empowers the government to control online content was approved by Parliament.

The ongoing issue of drug trafficking continues to represent a threat to the countries of the region. In efforts to counter these risks, a Jordanian security delegation has met with its Syrian counterpart to discuss cooperation to counter the smuggling operations and networks.

Discussion around the return of Syrian refugees to Syria is beginning to become a focus in major host countries, such as Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan, which have responded negatively to the recent announcement of the reduction in food assistance for Syrian refugees to these countri

Recently, news has been circulating about the possibility of a NATO office being opened in Jordan, which would be the first in the Arab world.