King Abdullah of Jordan: Balancing on an ever-tighter tightrope
Credit: Al Jazeera
By James M. Dorsey
A look at a decade of failed social, economic and political reform in Jordan goes a far way to explain recent mass anti-government protests demanding the resignation of the government.
The protests, prompting concerns about the survival of the Hashemite dynasty, also bear witness to the fallout of the region’s epic pow…
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