الأردن في مواجهة الإرهاب بين التكيف الداخلي الحذر و التفاعل الخارجي النشط

Abstract EN

Jordan Faces Terrorism Between Cautious Internal Adaptation and Energetic External Engagement The Arab region, including Jordan, is suffering, in the shadow of what is termed by the media as the “Arab Spring,” from rampant anarchy principally caused by the spreading of Islamic terrorist groups, coupled with the spreading of violence, killing, destruction and fear.

Furthermore, the majority of Arab states have become failed states, concomitant with a systematic demolition of their military capabilities or their attenuation as is evidenced in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Egypt and othersIt would appear that these developments have been reflected in the Jordanian security mindset and outlook, particularly given that the Islamic terrorist groups are only a few kilometers away from the Jordanian border; for Al-Nusra Front linked to Al Qaeda is present on the northern border.

Moreover, ISIS is organizing itself on the eastern Jordanian border, particularly in the wake of making substantial and noticeable advances in the Sunni AL-Ramadi Governorate, not to mention the perception by the Jordanian security and political regime of the presence of sleeping cells or incubators for those organizations inside Jordanian society or in the Syrian refugees camps where the number of refugees is one million and 400 thousand.

To comprehend the Jordanian security and political mindset and thinking in confronting terrorism, this paper discusses the work mechanisms of Jordanian policy in combatting terrorism, and the role of the security apparatuses and executive and legislative institutions in making a strategic adaptation to the “terrorism variable” which permeates the region by presenting the following two questions: - What are the political and security strategies and initiatives adopted in Jordan to face terrorism at the domestic level? - To what extent have the global alliances of Jordan against terrorism succeeded in bolstering the Jordanian security structure and achieving domestic security and peace and in driving terrorism away from the borders of the jordanian state