JORDAN: ARAB SPRING SYNDROME AND ACUTE CHALLENGE FROM THE ISLAMIC STATE
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https://doi.org/10.18524/2304-1439.2018.2(31).146383Keywords:
reforms, constitutional monarchy, the Arab Spring, Islamists parties, economic advantages, reasonability.Abstract
The primary purpose of the article is to indicate some specifics of military-political factors affecting the Middle East countries, and particularly the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan within the 2nd decade of the current millennium. Two tendencies have been discovered, which had made an impact on development of the Monarchy, following the events of the Arab Spring. Jordanian participation has been shown in its respond to the new challenges posted by Islamic state threats.
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