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

Ronen Yitzhak

DOI:10.1080/08850607.2016.1121038

Corpus ID: 155138286

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 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… CONTINUE READING

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