Whoever combines the past and today touches the strength of the Jordanian fortification within its institutions and national social structures. At one stage, Jordan, along with the confrontation states, enjoyed Arab support, as it was the first line of defense for the nation and its national security, and the solid thorn facing threats to the Arab depth. However, this support faded, essential countries withdrew from the confrontation line, others sank into their internal problems, and their priorities shifted toward neighboring countries—as the former Syrian regime did by making dominance over Lebanon a major priority for it. Support faded gradually, and Jordan even became subject to campaigns of skepticism and plots aimed at weakening it in order to pass regional schemes at its expense. Evidence of this is numerous, and these schemes have not ceased from one stage to another. So, did they weaken Jordan and subjugate its will? The Jordanian reality today firmly and clearly answers that Jordan today is stronger, more resilient, and more effective.
Support faded, backing from near and far receded, and international aid dwindled to the narrowest limits. So what happened? Jordan turned more towards self-reliance, succeeding in building its own capabilities and rallying its economic strengths despite the major tremors shaking the region. It continued building, modernization, infrastructure development, institutional strengthening, keeping pace with modern technologies and contemporary methods, and worked on modernizing the pillars of the state, surpassing others in many fields. It turned to its natural resources for long-term strategic fortification amid the foci of confrontations targeting Jordan flagrantly. The unique Jordan is working on proceeding with the implementation of the National Conveyor, developing the Risha field, mining discoveries, railway projects, developing ports, airports, and land crossings, improving transportation roads, establishing parks and stadiums, launching the new city "Amra", fighting corruption, expanding electronic services, administrative development, improving education and the health sector, striving for recovery in the tourism sector and linking it to enlightenment culture, and other projects across all economic sectors and societal groups.