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April 1, 2021 On Jan. 31, Jordan and the United States signed a defense cooperation agreement. It was approved by the Jordanian government Feb. 17, and a royal decree approving the agreement was published March 16 in the Official Gazette, effective immediately, without being presented before the parliament, or National Assembly, which is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.  Jordanians were shocked that such an agreement had been approved only a few days after the US State Department and the US Embassy in Jordan issued a level 3 alert March 10, warning US citizens agai...

The Hirak, a massive popular protest movement for democracy in Algeria which began in February 2019 and continues to challenge military authoritarian rule in the country today, is most potent when it can sustain mass mobilization against the regime across cultural, ethnic, linguistic, ideological, class, and racial lines. 1Elsewhere, I discuss the importance of sustained, cross-cutting mobilization in efforts to end military authoritarian rule. See Stephen J. King, The Arab Winter: Democratic Consolidation, Civil War, and Radical Islamists (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020). This...

Anesthetized -- >> were you in the navy 11 years? >> were you in the meeting -- no you were not. what you're doing helps terrorists and does not help america. >> your denial enables an obstacle against reform. you won't even say the word reform. >> i have a ph.d in islamic reform. you know nothing of what you speak. >> listen i just brought it up. i thought it would be refreshing for americans to see these groups these muslim groups stepping up in front of the bloodshed instead of after. >> go to their web site. >> i promise you i will,

In the second unresolved in the second unresolved problem segment, growing concern in the united states over islamic terror. a new pew poll suggested 53% of americans have a deep concern when it comes to islamic extremism. that's up from 32% in 2011. joining us now from irvine california for reaction the author of the book "american muslims." from cleveland, the awe are though of the book "a battle for the soul of islam." starting with dr. jasser. 70% of americans concerned about isis. should they be? >> absolutely. what in god's name is it going to take to develop a strategy that identifies...

America. >> were you at the white house countering violence extremism? were in the meeting with joe biden? >> were you in the navy? this president does not identify the problem. >> what you are doing helps terrorists and does not help america and does not help americans. >> your denial enables an obstacle against reform. >> i have a phd in islamic reform. >> you are actually the problem. >> we are going to leave it there. i just brought it up i would like to see you be refreshing for americans to see these groups muslim groups stepping up in front of the blood shed. >> go to their website. >> ...