ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to analyze US–Jordan relations under the leadership of King Abdullah II from 1999 to 2008. This period has witnessed two different American administrations, the Democrat Bill Clinton and the Republican George W. Bush, while the third one is approaching under Obama’s administration. These bilateral relations are analyzed at a time when international relations witnessed radical developments that changed the way international relations are handled. Some of the most important changes that concerned US–Jordanian relations include the 9/11 events, the Palestinian Intifada, the collapse of the Arab–Israeli peace process, as well as the Israeli aggression against Gaza, internal changes in Jordan related to the development of democratic life, the American war on Iraq and the continuation of chaos in Iraq without real improvement, building the separation wall and the Israeli policy to bury the peace process, internal changes in Arab countries, especially those that are connected to terrorism and calling for political reform, American security arrangements for countries of the region and the decline of the strategic importance of Israel, and the global financial crisis including the economic recession in the US.
