Tag: Jordan


From the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to the sands of the Sahel, foreign military bases dot the strategic landscape of the Middle East, North and East Africa. This infographic maps the global powers – from the United States and France to emerging players like China and Turkey – that have established permanent or expanding military footprints across the region.
Does Trump understand anything at all about international law? Does he really understand anything about the Middle East?
Amman’s collaboration with Tel Aviv peaked last Saturday with its shocking defense of Israeli territory from Iranian drones and missiles, a move that may prove fateful for the future of the Hashemite Kingdom.
Washington is forced to respond indirectly to direct attacks, since it is unable to go to war with the Persian country.

