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Participation In Sweden’s Annual Democracy Week Almedalen

Participation in Sweden’s annual democracy week Almedalen

  • July 11, 2017
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  • Jordanian politics, Swedish politics, Uncategorized

SEMINARS WITH BJÖRN BRENNER during Sweden's annual democracy week Almedalen 2017. This year, Björn Brenner focused on the social situation in Jordan and criticised the country's poor educational system. Brenner warned that the Jordanian youth lack sufficient tools to be…

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Trump Tour – On The Dawn Of A New US Strategy In The Middle East

Trump Tour – on the dawn of a new US strategy in the Middle East

  • June 3, 2017
  • bjorn
  • American politics, Israeli politics, Jordanian politics, Palestinian politics, Uncategorized

POLICY ANALYSIS BY BJÖRN BRENNER Following Donald Trump's first trip abroad as president, notably to Saudi Arabia and Israel, contours are beginning to appear of a new US strategy in the Middle East. This strategy appears to stand on three…

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The Deradicalisation Of Islamists By Islamists In The Gaza Strip

The deradicalisation of Islamists by Islamists in the Gaza Strip

  • May 17, 2017
  • bjorn
  • Jordanian politics, Palestinian politics, Uncategorized

REFEREED ARTICLE IN STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT BY BJÖRN BRENNER 'The Deradicalisation of Islamists by Islamists: Hamas's kid-glove approach to Salafi-Jihadists in the Gaza Strip 2010-2015', Strategic Assessment, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2017. Abstract The Hamas administration in Gaza first set out…

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Jordan’s IS Fighters – Products Of A Flawed Educational System

Jordan’s IS fighters – products of a flawed educational system

  • November 19, 2016
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  • Jordanian politics, Uncategorized

This is a summary in English of an article by Björn Brenner recently published in the Journal of the Swedish Institute for International Affairs (Utrikesmagasinet). The article in Swedish can be read in full here. Since 2011, around 30,000 young…

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Commentary On Swedish PM Stefan Löfven’s Visit To Jordan

Commentary on Swedish PM Stefan Löfven’s visit to Jordan

  • August 15, 2016
  • bjorn
  • Jordanian politics, Swedish politics, Uncategorized

Following Swedish prime minister Stefan Löfven's meeting with his Jordanian counterpart Hani al-Mulki, Expressen TV interviewed Björn Brenner about Swedish-Jordanian relations and the current humanitarian and security situation in the Hashemite kingdom. These were the main points of his commentary:…

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HRH Princess Sumaya Of Jordan At The Regional Forum On Scientific Diplomacy

HRH Princess Sumaya of Jordan at the Regional Forum on Scientific Diplomacy

  • December 3, 2015
  • bjorn
  • Jordanian politics, Uncategorized

On 1-2 December 2015, the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan (RSS) hosted a conference entitled, 'Regional Forum on Science and Technology Diplomacy: Towards Transformative and Inclusive Partnerships for a Sustainable Future'. The conference was organised jointly by the United Nations…

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Welcome Note To New Followers From The Swedish Defence University Website

Welcome note to new followers from the Swedish Defence University website

  • October 8, 2015
  • bjorn
  • Israeli politics, Jordanian politics, Palestinian politics, Swedish politics, Uncategorized

Dear students, colleagues and friends, A warm welcome to all those of you reading this who are interested in research on Israeli and Palestinian politics. During 2015-2016, my research will be conducted on location in the Levant. Via this site…

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Bust Erected In Memory Of Gunnar Jarring

Bust erected in memory of Gunnar Jarring

  • September 12, 2015
  • bjorn
  • Israeli politics, Jordanian politics, Palestinian politics, Swedish politics, Uncategorized

What could be a better start of this blog than to honour the memory of one of Sweden's most prominent and liked diplomats of all time, Dr Gunnar Jarring. His ultra-distinguished career spanned over more than half a century and…

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