Jordan's Diplomatic Blitz With Syria

Oraib Rantawi, director of the Amman-based Al-Quds Center for Political Studies, joins the podcast to discuss the improved ties between Jordan and Syria. Rantawi views Amman's motivation for the gestures toward the Assad regime and explains how the US critique of normalization with Syria impacts King Abdullah's policy. He also analyzes the May 2023 Jordanian airstrike in Syria against drug smugglers. Finally, Rantawi addresses whether the numerous Syrian refugees living in Jordan will soon return to their homes across the border.

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Jordan's Diplomatic Blitz With Syria is an episode from On Jordan by Aaron Magid.

This episode is 00:19:24 long.

This episode was published on May 28, 2023.

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