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Expert briefing
Publication date: 17 August 2018

Tribe-state relations have experienced various levels of tension and cooperation in the monarchies of the Middle East and North Africa: Jordan, Morocco, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 18 March 2022

Economic frustrations and political corruption are eroding tribal support for the ruling monarchy. Previously, tribes were considered the bedrock of Hashemite rule. Importantly…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268038

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 4 October 2021

This announcement, designed to divert rising public anger over economic failures and political authoritarianism, was overshadowed by new revelations from the ‘Pandora Papers’…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264510

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 24 September 2018

Activists had threatened more protests if progress were not achieved by that deadline. There have been no reforms as yet and a new draft income-tax law offered for public…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 31 December 2021

The kingdom was previously seen as withdrawn from and largely peripheral to the wider Middle East. However, two issues -- the Israel-Morocco normalisation agreement in late 2020…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266422

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 6 June 2018

The government is suffering a wave of popular anger after its austerity programme caused days of countrywide protests. Changing ministers is a standard royal method to deflect…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 10 March 2015

Saudi Arabia's Sunni Arab alliance.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 23 February 2017

Islamist movements saw rapid political successes in the aftermath of the 2011 Arab uprisings, but this was followed by the brutal repression of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB218194

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 9 April 2021

Former Crown Prince Hamzah was placed under house arrest on April 3, as 20 other people were detained. His release of audio and video material that undermined the official…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260720

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 30 March 2016

The influx of refugees from Syria is the latest challenge to Jordan's stability. The kingdom has managed to preserve this stability for decades despite its limited economic…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210244

ISSN: 2633-304X

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