AMMAN – Fifty per cent of mainstream Jordanians believe that the situation in the country is moving in the “wrong” direction, compared with 48 per cent who expressed an optimistic outlook, according to a recent opinion poll. Conducted by the University of Jordan’s Centre for Strategic Studies (CSS) 200 days after the formation of Prime…
AMMAN — The Centre for Strategic Studies (CSS) at the University of Jordan (UJ) was ranked first among research centres and think tanks in the region, according to an international report. The Global Go To Think Tank Index Report, released annually by the Think Tank and Civil Societies Programme at the University of Pennsylvania, has…
Abstract As the 2009 Iranian elections came to an end, many states and groups waited with anticipation to see who would lead Iran for the next four years. To the concern of many Western governments, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s second term as president was confirmed by the Guardian Council after a questionable recount. This paper tracks reactions…