The Throne at All Costs: Power and Survival in the Hashimite Kingdom of Jordan.
Abstract
This thesis will study the modus operandi King Husayn used during his reign to stay in power and improve Jordan's strategic importance despite his limited margin for maneuver in a region surrounded by possible enemies. In order to provide an historical context, the first chapter will outline the reign of Abdullah, Husayn's grandfather, and the second will briefly cover Husayn's reign. The next three chapters are case studies of events in Husayn's reign in which he had to react to challenges to his reign. The first of the case studies is the year 1956, when Husayn attempted to enter Jordan into the Baghdad Pact, and then was forced by popular unrest to give up attempts to join the pact. During the same year he fired his Army Chief of Staff, former British Army Lieutenant General John Glubb in order to shore up domestic support. The next chapter will cover the events of 1970, when Husayn forced the Palestinian Liberation Organization out of Jordan. The final case study covers Husayn's actions during the Gulf War of 1990-91, when the majority of the Jordanian population supported Saddam Husayn.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA372869
Entities
People
- Robert E. Friedenberg
Organizations
- Princeton University