Publication

This policy brief explores the reasons for growing public discontent in Jordan and the potential implications for King Abdullah's regime. According to the author, there are increasing signs that Jordan's seeming immunity from regional tensions could be diminishing. A biting economic crisis has combined with the fallout from Syria's civil war to trigger a series of protests against the King, threatening to derail his economic and political roadmap. The author claims that widespread protests over austerity measures designed to balance the budget and the Syrian and regional struggles for regime change are the primary indicators of discontent.