The War Against Terrorism and For Stability of the Hashemite Regime: Jordanian Intelligence Challenges in the 21st Century

@article{Yitzhak2016TheWA,
  title={The War Against Terrorism and For Stability of the Hashemite Regime: Jordanian Intelligence Challenges in the 21st Century},
  author={Ronen Yitzhak},
  journal={International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence},
  year={2016},
  volume={29},
  pages={213 - 235}
}
  • Ronen Yitzhak
  • Published 28 January 2016
  • Political Science
  • International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence
Since its establishment in 1921, the Jordanian Hashemite regime has endured uprisings and coup attempts from Jordanians, Palestinians, and foreigners. Jordanian intelligence, which has played a significant role in maintaining the stability of the Hashemite kingdom, is considered one of the most effective intelligence agencies in the world. According to Los Angeles Times correspondent Ken Silverstein, it has surpassed Israel’s Mossad as America’s most effective allied counter-terrorism agency in… 
View on Taylor & Francis
4 Citations
Background Citations
1

4 Citations

When Conflicts Do Not Overspill: The Case of Jordan
How can vulnerable states adjacent to countries embroiled in civil war avoid conflict contagion? Jordan has all the classic attributes highlighted in the literature as creating vulnerabilities…
US counterterrorism intelligence cooperation with the developing world and its limits
Abstract The US struggle against global terrorist groups depends heavily on intelligence cooperation, particularly with developing world countries that are autocratic. This dependence creates many…
A Political-Economic History of Jordan's General Intelligence Directorate: Authoritarian State-Building and Fiscal Crisis
  • P. Moore
  • Economics
    The Middle East Journal
  • 2019
Abstract:Popular policy accounts of Jordan's General Intelligence Directorate (GID) commonly detach it from the country's history, society, and political economy. By isolating and focusing on the…
Intelligence Services and Special Operations Forces: Why Relationships Differ
Special operations forces (SOF) typically are small, relatively light-armed forces that rely on both their skills, and the stealth and surprise generated largely through intelligence support, to…

References

SHOWING 1-10 OF 42 REFERENCES
Jordanian Intelligence Under the Rule of King Abdullah I (1921–1951)
Jordanian Intelligence has been considered one of the Middle East’s best intelligence services since its establishment at the beginning of World War II and continuing today. The quality of Jordanian…
Ansar al-Islam: Back in Iraq
Months before the Iraq war of 2003, The New Yorker, Christian Science Monitor, and The New York Times published reports about Ansar al-Islam (“Partisans of Islam”), a brutal band of al-Qa‘ida…
Zarqawi: The New Face of Al-Qaeda
In recent months, Abu Musab al--Zarqawi has emerged as the driving force behind the worlda s most feared terrorist organization, Al Qaeda. As Bin Ladena s apparent successor, al--Zarqawi has been…
State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration
James Risen has broken story after story on the abuses of power of the Bush administration. From warrantless wiretapping to secret financial data mining to the CIA's rogue operations, he has shown…
The Legend and Legacy of Abu Musab al‐Zarqawi
Taylor and Francis FDEF_A_255782.sgm 10.1080/14702430701559248 Defence Studies 470-2436 (pr nt)/174369 (online) Original Article 2 07 & F ancis 730 00September 2 07 Assistant Prof sor GeorgeMichael…
Radical Islam in Egypt and Jordan
Introduction PART I: RADICAL ISLAM IN EGYPT -- Egypt and Islamic Fundamentalism Egypts Struggle against the Muslim Brotherhood Islamic Terrorism in Egypt Egypt Battles Islamic Terrorism Egyptian…
Asad of Syria : the struggle for the Middle East
This is a book in the finest tradition of investigative scholarship. The research is awesome. . . . Seale s great strength is his ability to explain the confusing kaleidoscopic nature of Middle…
Jordan: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues [Updated January 28, 2005]
Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response
The Syrian Uprising of 2011: Why the Asad Regime Is Likely to Survive to 2013
...
...