I think it's almost impossible for any expert to predict for the rapid changes we see in the Middle East. They are rapid and they will continue for quite a while.

When I talk to people in need, they tell me they want to hope; they are eager for opportunity; they are ready for better days. And I can tell you that every time their hopes are disappointed, all nations lose.

There is resistance to change. There's a resistance to ideas.

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

Today more than ever we need creative minds to address the issues of the age. And one of the most urgent is this: How can humanity know so much, achieve so much, and still fail so many people so badly?

The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.

In our view, successful reform is not an event. It is a sustainable process that will build on its own successes - a virtuous cycle of change.