Jordan has to show the Arab world that there's another way of doing things. We're a monarchy, yes, but if we can show democracy that leads to a two-, three-, four-party system - left, right and center - in a couple of years' time, then the Muslim Brotherhood will no longer be something to contend with.

I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.

Earth's dispossessed are vulnerable targets for extremists: those who teach that global justice is meaningless; that satisfaction can come only in violence, division, and intellectual isolation.

The monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited.

I'm just very wary that once you start military operations in any country, it's very difficult to predict what the outcome is.

Whenever you have a crisis, you're always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.

The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.