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CIAO DATE: 07/04

The Challenge of Political Reform: Jordanian Democratisation and Regional Instability

October 8, 2003

International Crisis Group

Abstract

Navigating the treacherous shoals of the Iraq conflict with a steady hand, Jordan appears to have emerged unscathed from the turbulent months just past. The Hashemite Kingdom adjusted its rhetoric to fit the public mood while backing U.S. policy in Iraq and in the Israeli-Palestinian struggle, managed to overcome its principal weaknesses and now faces the post-war world with renewed confidence and authority.

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