MER Article QIZs, FTAs, USAID, and the MEFTA Jordan is the poster child for the Bush administration project of “transforming” the political order in the Middle East through free trade. If Jordan is any guide, however, economic liberalization does not lead inexorably to the diffusion of political power. Pete Moore • 12 min read
Current Analysis The Newest Jordan: Free Trade, Peace and an Ace in the Hole In the 1950s, Jordan was to kick-start its own modernization through phosphates and potash. In the 1970s, it was to be "the new Beirut"—the banking and financial center of the Arab world. In the 1980s, it was to be "the Hong Kong of the Levant." Pete Moore • 7 min read
