CIAO DATE: 04/05

Jordanian Security Sector Governance: Between Theory and Practice

Abstract

The security sector has played a vital role in the establishment and the survival of the Jordanian State ever since its creation in the early 1920s. The function of Jordan's security sector has varied and evolved over time depending on both the domestic and the regional considerations. Indeed, from enforcing state authority within the state in the early stages of the Jordanian State, the security sector has now moved to protecting the sovereign integrity of Jordan and maintaining the country's stability in the shadow of regional upheavals.

The role of the security sector has also progressed from serving British colonial objectives in Jordan and the region, to achieving the dynastic ambitions of the throne, and to becoming the guardian of Jordanian nationalism.

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