Inter-Arab Alliances: Regime Security and Jordanian Foreign Policy

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Abandonment: definition of, 29; October War coalition and, 76, 77, 78–80, 87 Abdullah I (king), 63, 84 Abdullah II (king): Arab-Israeli peace process and, 188; B. al-Asad and, 172–75; economic factors and, 197; as pragmatic, 182–83; succession by, 61, 164, 167–69, 184; visit to U.S. by, 188–89; at World Economic Forum, 189 Abu 'Awdah, Adnan, 130 ACC. See Arab Cooperation Council Adwan, Muhammad Afash, 193 Afghanistan, 184, 185 Aflaq, Michel, 45 Africa, 214–18 Aid. See Foreign aid Algeria, 27, 51 Alignments, regional: characteristics of, 20–21; choices of, 4–5, 17–19; definition of, 5–6; fluidity of, 3–4, 59; literature on, 6; pan-Arabism as justification for, 48–50; value of, 14 Alliance: definition of, 5–6; international relations theory and, 6–8; theoretical approaches to, 8–12 Alliance security dilemma: abandonment, 76, 77, 78–80, 87; entrapment, 76, 79; overview of, 29 'Anani, Jawad al-, 223 Anti-missile batteries, deployment of, 189, 194 Aqaba, port of, 109, 140, 142 'Arabbiyat, 'Abd al-Latif, 139 Arab Cold War, 45, 84, 178 Arab Cooperation Council (ACC): demise of, 124–25; domestic politics and, 118–21; external security and, 115–18; formation of, 113–14; Gulf crisis and, 127; Jordan and, 125–26; political economy and, 121–24; purposes of, 114–15 Arab Federation, 99 Arabism. See Pan-Arabism Arab-Israeli peace process, 3, 99–101, 145–46, 188. See also Peace accords Arab-Israeli war: in 1948, 63; in 1967, 56, 63, 71, 72. See also October 1973 war Index Al-'Arabiyya satellite station, 46–47 'Arabiyyat, 'Abd al-Latif, 135 Arab League, 50, 131 Arab League Summit, 82, 94, 106 Arab Maghrib Union, 113, 121–22 Arab nationalism. See Pan-Arabism Arab Socialist Ba'th Party, 45 Arab states: disparity in, 53–55; political legitimacy of, 25, 26, 35, 37 Arms races: classic security dilemma and, 28–29; Cold War and, 31–32, 216nn35,37; foreign aid and, 31–32, 34, 35, 41 Asad, Bishar al-, 39, 172–75, 180–81, 182–83 Asad, Hafiz al-: coup by, 84–85; death of, 172; durability of regime of, 38; Hussein and, 161, 172; Iraq and, 94–95; Jordan and, 85, 171; militarization and, 33; Rifa'i and, 85; Trilateral Alliance and, 72, 75 Authoritarian post-colonial systems, 15–16, 36–40, 58 Awadallah, Bassem, 198 Badran, Mudar, 95, 108, 123 Balance of threats approach: description of, 7; Jordan-Iraq alliance and, 112; limitations of, 65, 208; October War coalition and, 73–74 Banna, Hasan al-, 50 Baram, Amatzia, 142 Barari, Hasan al-, 157 Barnett, Michael, 6, 10, 32, 46, 206 Begin, Menachim, 99 Bombings in capital cities, 169–70 Borders: leftover colonial, 25; with Syria, closure of, 92. See also Jordanian-Israeli front Brand, Laurie, 10, 14, 142, 205. See also Budget security approach Budget security approach: alignments and, 59; economic welfare of alignment and, 14; Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and, 57; Gulf crisis and, 139, 143; inter-Arab trade and, 121; Jordan, Iraq, and, 111; Jordan and, 17; as narrow, 208; overview of, 10, 205 Bush, George H. W., administration of, 145 260 / Index Bush, George W., administration of, 179–80, 185, 188, 201 Buzan, Barry, 215–19 Camp David Accords, 99, 105, 147 Carter, Jimmy, administration of, 99, 105 Case studies, overview of, 66–68 Chalabi, Ahmad, 198 Civil war: in Jordan, 63, 64, 77–78; in Lebanon , 88 Client state, Jordan as, 62 Clinton, Bill, administration of, 153, 155, 156 Cold War: alliances outside Middle East during, 57–58; arms races and, 31–32, 216nn35,37; Jordan and, 62; pan-Arabism and, 46; states and, 26; Syria and, 171. See also Arab Cold War Conservative monarchy, Jordan as, 84–85 Constructivist approach, 11, 18, 46, 205–6. See also Lynch, Marc Costs of security dilemmas, 34–35, 37–40 Damascus Declaration, 145, 178 David, Steven, 9–10 Debt servicing, and Jordan, 122–24, 153, 156 Democratization, 15–16, 17, 58. See also Liberalization Dependence in Arab states system, 54–55 Disparity in Arab states, 53–55 Domestic level of analysis, 18–19 Domestic politics: Arab Cooperation Council and, 118–21; during Gulf crisis, 134–39; ideology in, 52; Iraq-Jordan alliance and, 104–9; October War coalition and, 77–79; overview of, 206–7; peace accord with Israel and, 152–56; reform, as defensive effort, 17; support coalitions, 15–16; Syria-Jordan alliance and, 89–91; Syria-Jordan Cold War and, 172–75; theoretical approaches to, 9–12...