In this episode, Jesse Marks and Caroline Rose explain the ongoing security situation and describe how Washington can help Jordan constructively engage with the regime over illicit narcotics streams, border clashes, and other security concerns – short of normalization.Recent overtures between the Jordanian and Syrian governments have prompted concerns from the United States that Amman is seeking to normalize relations with the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but the security situation in southern Syria is still far too unstable for Jordan to consider resuming its ties with its northern neighbor.
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