The Historical Relations Between Jordan and the Soviet Union (1946-1989)

Abstract

This paper discusses the historical, diplomatic, and political relations between Jordan and the Soviet Union during the period between 1946 and 1989. This period started with Jordan Independence and ended with the Soviet Union vanishing as a super power. This study focus on the factors which prevent the two countries to have an ordinary diplomatic relations, and the Soviet Union position towards Jordan, and his opposition to Jordan to join the United Nation, and the circumstances that forced Jordan to have diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union later in 1963, despite the ideological differences. This paper also discusses the international environment which surrounded the Arab World in general in respect to the relations between the two super powers, and the role of the Arab world in international polices and consequently relations between the Arab countries themselves; the Arab world divided between pro and anti super powers from 1950 to 1960, and was also divided with respect to have Egypt or not in the Arab League as the result of the USA policy to force Egypt to sign the Camp David agreement with Israel in the early eighties of the twentieth century.