Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

This special issue covers topics such as critical juncture for the MENA research fields, revisiting the Area Studies Controversy in light of the Arab uprisings and changes that political science research in MENA has yielded.

What are the repercussions of the Gaza war in the Middle East? The article argues that the war has taken the region “forward to the past,” e.g. by revitalizing “Palestine” as a central issue and by increasing the regimes-people divide. At the same time, “Palestine” today has broader global resonance than previous Arab and Islamic framings.

Does the fall of Assad in Syria mean the end of the drug known as Captagon? No. While the Islamist interim government has destroyed drug laboratories and pills, demand for cheap drugs remains strong in Syria and in its neighbouring countries. Captagon production and smuggling are transnationalising.

Die jordanischen Parlamentswahlen als innenpolitischer Stimmungsbarometer im Schatten des Gazakriegs. Nahost-Experte Dr. André Bank teilt seine Einschätzungen in Tagesspiegel.

Auch wegen fehlender Hilfsgelder nimmt die Armut syrischer Geflüchteter in Jordanien zu. Nahost-Experte Dr. André Bank sieht angesichts der jüngsten Gewalteskalation und dem Fortbestehen der Diktatur in Syrien auch keine Rückkehrperspektive für die Geflüchteten. 

Unsicher sind die Zeiten in Jordanien schon immer gewesen. In einem langen Radiofeature teilt André Bank seine Einschätzungen zu moderner Geschichte, Gesellschaft und Politik.    

Die Pläne von US-Präsident Trump zur Übernahme des Gazastreifens sind nicht nur völkerrechtswidrig. Sie würden auch Jordanien, in das viele Palästinenser:innen deportiert werden sollen, massiv destabilisieren. Dr. André Bank mit Einschätzungen hierzu sowie zur Situation im Westjordanland. 

The latest edition of this renowned textbook explores the states and regimes of the Middle East and North Africa. Presenting updated chapters contributed by the world’s leading experts, it analyzes the historical trajectory, political institutions, economic development, and foreign policies in the region.

This special issue covers topics such as critical juncture for the MENA research fields, revisiting the Area Studies Controversy in light of the Arab uprisings and changes that political science research in MENA has yielded.

What are the repercussions of the Gaza war in the Middle East? The article argues that the war has taken the region “forward to the past,” e.g. by revitalizing “Palestine” as a central issue and by increasing the regimes-people divide. At the same time, “Palestine” today has broader global resonance than previous Arab and Islamic framings.