The Impact of the U.S. Military Assistance on the Political Stability in Jordan: 1990-2018
Atallah S. Al Sarhan

Abstract
This paper examines the impact of the U.S. Foreign Military Assistance on the Political Stability in Jordan from 1990- 2018. This paper reveals that the U.S.-Jordan military relations dateback decades to the early years of the Cold War. This paper argues that the U.S. military assistance to Jordan is a key component in bilateral relations. This paper finds that the U.S. military assistance is principally directed toward enabling the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) to procure and maintain conventional weapons system. Immediately after 9/11 events of 2001, the Iraq War of 2003, and the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in 2013, the U.S. military assistance to Jordan increased extensively to secure the borders, to maintain the country stability, and to control the threat of ISIS. Currently, Jordan is in the top of military assistance recipients in the world, receiving up to $19.2 billion through FY 2016.

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