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No one is born a terrorist; the terrorist is the product of a long journey that begins with a wound or a void, passes through an idea that promises meaning, and ends with a group that turns anger into bullets. Understanding this journey is not an intellectual luxury, but the first line of defense…
The treacherous bullets that pierced the silence of a funeral at St. George's Church in the village of Hamoud in Al-Karak were not aimed merely at defenseless mourners, but at the heart of…
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For a long time, the belief prevailed that democracy, with its ballot boxes and peaceful transfer of power, represents the primary guarantee for the security and stability of states.…
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The concept of power is not static. Within a single century, its concept shifted from coercion by arms, to economic coercion, to persuasion and attraction, and then hard power returned in a…
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Artificial intelligence is no longer news about the future; it has become part of the present. The emergence of a virtual government spokesperson is merely the beginning of the path, and…
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One region and indivisible security The Middle East has not known for decades a moment when its crises are intertwined as they are today. But the deeper problem does not lie in the multiple…
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Not all speeches delivered from the United Nations rostrum are read twice, but the speech of His Majesty King Abdullah II before the Eighty-First Session of the General Assembly came from a…
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In a region where geopolitical shifts redraw dynamics daily, security is no longer an item on the expenditure ledger; it has become capital. Stability is no longer a given or a circumstance…
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Speeches at international forums are not measured by their length, but by their ability to name things by their names in a moment when there is much hesitation. By this standard, His…
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In countries living on regional earthquake lines, the position of Crown Prince is a daily job and responsibility, not a protocol title. The chairmanship of His Highness Prince Hussein bin…
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Poverty and unemployment are fundamentally local issues. They are geographically unevenly distributed, and are not addressed by additional employment in a saturated public sector, nor by a…
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The Jordanian state does not suffer from a weakness in planning. Its national documents and visions are a testament to a mature planning mind. The problem has always remained in the…
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