“Muslims around the world express broad support for democracy and for people of other faiths being able to practice their religion freely,” according to a major new survey. “At the same time, many Muslims say religious leaders should influence political …

The Jordanian monarchy is going through one of its most difficult periods ever, writes Asher Susser. The present crisis is certainly the most trying phase of King Abdullah’s reign, which began fourteen years ago upon the death of …

Despite efforts on the part of the Jordanian government to favorably portray its commitment to reform, a perception gap regarding the process and pace of transition to a constitutional monarchy persists, writes Curtis Ryan, in a new report from the …

King Abdullah II opened the first session of the newly elected parliament with ambitious plans for democratic transformation and enhanced parliamentary government that are unlikely to placate a restive population, writes Danya Greenfield.

Amid pro-reform street protests on Feb. 10 …

King Abdullah II’s assertion that last week’s election signaled Jordan’s transition to democracy appear “hyperbolic” in face of the facts, says a leading analyst.

The National Democratic Institute, the Washington-based democracy assistance group, which observed the poll “was forceful …

Preliminary results in Jordan‘s parliamentary elections indicate a sweeping victory for the ruling monarchy in a poll shunned by the Islamic Action Front, the Muslim Brotherhood’s political wing.

“Jordan succeeded in passing the test of an electoral process that …

Jordan’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood is ramping up its campaign against next week’s parliamentary elections and against King Abdullah II’s proposed reforms.

“The Jan. 23 vote could set the stage for a possible showdown between Abdullah and the Islamic Action …

Surrounded by tumult in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and Iraq, Jordan has appeared to be a bastion of stability in the region. But the waves of the Arab spring have not bypassed the Kingdom, and protests that started in January 2011 …

“The democrats of the Arab Spring did not embrace revolution to advance liberalism,” says a prominent observer. The secular youth who started the region’s protests are one of the losers of the revolts, while the intellectual elite and the …

Only a focus on corruption will save America’s most reliable Arab ally, David Schenker writes for The Atlantic.

Two years into the so-called “Arab Spring,” the tally is grim for Middle East republics. To date, three nominally republican governments …