Abstract
The study mainly aimed to explain the impact of the Arab spring revolutions on the orientations of the US foreign policy towards Jordan during the period 2010-2017. The study adopted the analytical descriptive approach, the study sought to confirm the validity of the following hypothesis: influenced by the revolutions of the Arab Spring on foreign political trends towards the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The study concluded that the US foreign policy towards Jordan views its relationship with Jordan through a set of objectives, including the mutual and comprehensive goals of achieving a lasting peace in the Middle East. Jordanian-American relations were based on strategic, security and political dimensions has increased the American interest in the Jordanian issue, as the study showed the impact of the military factors in Jordanian-US relations, and this is shown by the Jordanian role in the fight against terrorism and extremism. The study recommends the strengthening of Arab-American relations and the Jordanian-American relations and the development of Jordan's foreign policy for a clear strategy in the administration of Jordanian-US relations, thus enhancing security and stability in Jordan. Keywords : Arab Spring. US Foreign Policy, The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. DOI: 10.7176/PPAR/10-2-08 Publication date: February 29 th 2020
Highlights
The US foreign policy is working to implement its strategies in the Arab region within a clear and specific vision of adopting soft or hard power tools or combining them using smart power, and influencing the make of American foreign policy on internal and external variables and determinants, The developments in the Middle East in the wake of the 2011 Arab Spring revolutions have prompted renewed calls for a fundamental reassessment of major US trends and American interests in the region
Summary This study is based on the main hypothesis that: The Arab Spring revolutions affected the orientations of the American foreign policy towards the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, as it became clear through the study that the American foreign policy towards Jordan is based on firm foundations aimed at protecting American interests in Jordan, Where the United States views its relationship with Jordan through a set of goals, including, for example, the mutual and comprehensive goals in achieving lasting peace in the Middle East, so it appreciates the Jordanian leadership's role in advancing the peace process and moderation in the region
The United States appreciates the strong interest in Jordan's active contribution in countering terrorism, which indirectly helps the United States in maintaining its vital interests in the Middle East region
Summary
The US foreign policy is working to implement its strategies in the Arab region within a clear and specific vision of adopting soft or hard power tools or combining them using smart power, and influencing the make of American foreign policy on internal and external variables and determinants, The developments in the Middle East in the wake of the 2011 Arab Spring revolutions have prompted renewed calls for a fundamental reassessment of major US trends and American interests in the region. The appropriate political policies to achieve them, On the other hand, the Jordanian-American relations were distinguished from their beginning, more than half a century ago, as they were based on mutual interests between the two countries. Economic and security aspects, In spite of the economic and military assistance Jordan receives from the United States, Political relations and mutual understandings on major issues in the region remain more important and influencing the stability of Jordan and the Arab region. Most of the political issues that are placed on the table of Jordanian-American meetings and talks are issues of Arab proportions. It focuses in particular on the Palestinian portfolio. American foreign policy has witnessed strategic shifts after the erupt of the demonstrations in the Arab world which is known as the Arab spring, that turned the American desire to refrain from direct interference in Arab issues; this study came to discuss the American foreign policy towards Jordan and its level of vulnerability to the protests and transformations that Arab countries have witnessed since 2011
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