Abstract
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan faces many national security challenges stemming from demographics, regional and domestic political turmoil, terrorism, and water scarcity. These variables account for creating multidimensional security dilemmas. Generally, the kingdom’s security forces and apparatuses are designed to protect the King and preserve the monarchy. However, recent decades have proven that its national security issues expand beyond the fundamental challenges to the crown. The rise of ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) is traceable to its Jordanian founding father, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Jordan relies heavily on Western allies to assist in security cooperation to combat terrorism. This chapter analyses Jordan’s national security priorities.
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Mohammad Ghazal, “Population Stands around 9.5 Million, including 2.9 Million Guests,” The Jordan Times, January 30, 2016: http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/population-stands-around-95-million-including-29-million-guests
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“Jordan: Background and U.S. Relations,” by Jeremy M. Sharp (see https://fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL33546.pdf).
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“Jordan Foreign Assistance,” United States Office of Management and Budget Data, https://www.foreignassistance.gov/explore/country/Jordan
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Joby Warrick, Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS (New York: Anchor Books, 2016), p. 43.
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The Amman Message, “The Three Points of the Amman Message, v.1”: http://ammanmessage.com/the-three-points-of-the-amman-message-v-1/
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“Jordan’s Water Crisis is Made Worse by a Feud with Israel,” The Economist, December 2, 2017: https://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21731844-thirsty-kingdom-can-ill-afford-fall-out-its-neighbour-jordans-water
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“Water is Life” 2018, http://www.who.int/heli/pilots/jordan/en/
- 8.
Hana Namrouqa, “Red-Dead Project ‘Everlasting Solution’ to Water Shortages in Jordan,” The Jordan Times, May 17, 2017: http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/red-dead-project-everlasting-solution%E2%80%99-water-shortages-jordan
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Hana Namrouqa, “Red-Dead Project ‘Everlasting Solution’ to Water Shortages in Jordan,” The Jordan Times, May 17, 2017.
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Ibid.
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Warrick, p. 11.
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Alvi, H. (2019). National Security Priorities. In: Kumaraswamy, P.R. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9166-8_29
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