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Israeli Gas Export Route to Egypt Finalized
The two countries still need to resolve longer-term questions about international export options and energy contracts with Jordan, but the latest step toward reopening the pipeline is encouraging.
Nov 13, 2019
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
The Forgotten Peace at Twenty-Five: How to Protect and Strengthen Israel-Jordan Ties
On the twenty-fifth anniversary of the peace treaty, both parties and the United States have strategic interests in upholding and reinforcing the relationship.
Oct 23, 2019
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  • Ghaith al-Omari
  • Ben Fishman
Video
Brief Analysis
Jordan-Israel Peace at Twenty-Five: Past, Present, and Future
Watch as two pioneers of Israeli-Jordanian peace assess the state of their countries' relations on the 25th anniversary of their historic 1994 peace treaty.
Oct 11, 2019
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  • Jawad Anani
  • Shimon Shamir
Brief Analysis
East Mediterranean Energy and Middle East Peace
The slow but steady progress in developing offshore gas fields is transforming local economies and could underpin U.S. peace plans.
Jun 13, 2019
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Exploiting East Mediterranean Gas: New Milestones, New Obstacles
Even as exploration companies make crucial advances on specific projects, broader development of the area’s resources will require the players to overcome political tensions and market hurdles.
Feb 8, 2019
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Sending the Right Message in Cairo: Advice for Secretary Pompeo
All eyes will be on the secretary’s speech this week, so striking the right balance between President Trump’s domestic imperatives and the realities of regional policy is crucial.
Jan 7, 2019
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
  • Soner Cagaptay
  • Simon Henderson
  • Martin Kramer
  • Matthew Levitt
  • David Pollock
  • Dennis Ross
  • Dana Stroul
  • Bilal Wahab
Brief Analysis
Cyprus Aims to Export Gas via Egypt
A new pipeline agreement will further establish Egypt as the energy hub of the Eastern Mediterranean.
Sep 21, 2018
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Israeli Gas Is Almost Ashore, But Challenges Remain
Environmental concerns, uncertainty over export routes, and future security risks overshadow the latest progress in bringing the Leviathan field online.
Sep 7, 2018
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Taking It Slow at Jordan’s Nasib Border Crossing with Syria
Besides raising security concerns, rushing to reopen the crossing would yield far fewer economic benefits than implementing recommended IMF reforms.
Aug 30, 2018
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  • Ben Fishman
Articles & Testimony
A Horrible Game Changer
Washington's frustration regarding UNRWA reform and budgetary issues is understandable, but cutting off aid indefinitely will only destabilize Gaza and Jordan.
Aug 8, 2018
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  • Ghaith al-Omari
Brief Analysis
Accepting Regime Forces in South Syria Will Only Further Iran’s Goals
Whether openly or in disguise, Hezbollah and other Iranian proxies are deploying to the south in large numbers, greatly increasing the potential for cross-border escalation.
Jun 29, 2018
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  • Hanin Ghaddar
  • Phillip Smyth
Brief Analysis
Jordan’s Economic Protests: Repackaging Reform
A new government, delayed tax hikes, and extra Gulf aid can alleviate unrest for now, but such measures cannot mask the kingdom’s fundamental need for unpopular economic reforms.
Jun 13, 2018
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  • Ghaith al-Omari
  • Ben Fishman
Brief Analysis
The Jordan Exception in U.S. Foreign Assistance
By increasing Amman's funding amid austerity measures elsewhere, Washington has reaffirmed the kingdom's strategic importance, but close engagement is needed to make sure the money is well spent.
Mar 7, 2018
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  • Ben Fishman
  • Ghaith al-Omari
Brief Analysis
Crossing Redlines: Escalation Dynamics in Syria
Tehran and its allies will test U.S. and Israeli limits again, requiring deterrent responses that are tough, consistent, and paired with political reassurances to allies.
Feb 13, 2018
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Israel's Gas Disappointment
The country's continuing political and commercial challenges, including limited export possibilities, are hampering development of its Eastern Mediterranean natural gas.
Dec 21, 2017
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  • Simon Henderson
In-Depth Reports
Beyond Islamists and Autocrats:
Prospects for Political Reform Post Arab Spring
The compiled series provides a timely country-by-country guidebook for engaging non-Islamist, pluralistically inclined actors in North Africa, the Gulf, and the Levant.
Nov 27, 2017
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  • David Schenker
  • Sarah Feuer
  • Vish Sakthivel
  • John P. Entelis
  • Simon Henderson
  • Nathaniel Rabkin
  • Nadia al-Sakkaf
  • Eric Trager
  • Hala Aldosari
  • Lori Plotkin Boghardt
  • Ghaith al-Omari
  • James Bowker
  • Andrew J. Tabler
  • David Pollock
  • Hassan Mneimneh
Maps & Graphics
In-Depth Reports
Middle East Maritime Security:
The Growing Role of Regional and Extraregional Navies
A comprehensive accounting of naval-basing developments in the Middle East and North Africa, including recommended steps for advancing U.S. regional interests
Sep 14, 2017
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  • Theodore Karasik
  • Jeremy Vaughan
Articles & Testimony
Killings Fray Jordan-Israel Ties
Both countries appreciate the benefits of the bilateral relationship, but the longer the crisis continues, the more problematic quiet coordination will become.
Aug 23, 2017
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  • David Schenker
Brief Analysis
Israel and Jordan Act to Ease Jerusalem Crisis
The recent events again proved the dangerous potential of the city's holy sites.
Jul 25, 2017
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  • David Makovsky
Brief Analysis
Jordanians Protest Conviction of Sergeant Who Killed U.S. Troops
The latest demonstrations are unusual in that they highlight the divergence of the Western-oriented palace from much of the Jordanian people, who according to polling do not like the United States very much.
Jul 19, 2017
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  • David Schenker

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