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Welcome
Welcome to the website of the Amman Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Jordan. KAS has been active in the region through its Amman Office for more than 25 years aiming at sustainable social, political, and economic development. Please click for further information on the objectives, programs, and partners of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation for Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq.(Picture: Rock tomb in Petra; Picture taken by Stefan Volk. Picture of KAS Amman team taken by: Wadi' Abdullah) »
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News
On his visit to Amman on March 9th, 2010, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen praised the crucial contribution Jordan made to the Mediterranean Dialogue. Thanks to its strategic position in the region Jordan promoted frequent political consultations and practical cooperation to enhance the stability in the Middle East and combating terrorism in Afghanistan. NATO’s new Strategic Concept will support developing Jordan’s military capabilities and defence structures. (Mar. 11, 2010) »
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At the beginning of the year the KAS refered, with its report on the depreciation of Jordan in the Freedom House Index, to the country’s dependency on foreign aid. An article in the Jordan Times deals with this topic critically. It raises the question if budgetary support instead of technical support which would encourage reform processes, boosts the inefficiency and therefore the dependencies of the country. (Mar. 9, 2010) »
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For the third time since the downfall of Saddam Hussein’s iron fist rule over Iraq, national elections are to be held on March 7, 2010. This basically positive finding should, however, not deter from the fact that the Iraqi system still faces a lot of problems not only in terms of security but also on the political realm. As became obvious during the campaign period, the deep divisions between Shi’a and Sunni actors are still unsolved. (Feb. 28, 2010) »
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After Jordan was depreciated by the democracy index of freedom house in January 2010, Human Rights Watch followed with another negative report on the Hashemite Kingdom. The human rights organization criticised the withdrawal of nationality arbitrarily from Jordanians of Palestinian origin, who were originally from the West Bank. No clear basis in law exists for this purpose. Jordan is incensed by the report and sees itself as a victim of a campaign. See Jordan Times for further information. (Feb. 10, 2010) »
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The dissolution of parliament and the postponement of the re-election causes the depreciation of Jordan in the Freedom of the World Report 2010.
Thitherto Jordan was one of the few Arab countries whose political condition was ranked as at least partly free in 2009. Now Jordan finds itself in the masses of `not free` countries in the Near East.
Please find the full article in German on our German webpage. (Feb. 1, 2010) »
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Al-Quds Center for Political Studies in cooperation with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung published the book entitled "Democracy in the Practice of the Arab Political Parties". The book consists of papers of a regional workshop organized by Al-Quds Center for Political Studies in cooperation with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung on June 13, 2009 under the title: "Democracy in the Practice of the Arab Political Parties" with 62 participants. (Jan. 14, 2010) »
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