▁between ▁the ▁armed ▁services ▁and ▁also ▁between ▁Jordan ian ▁and ▁coal ition ▁forces ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁impro ving ▁Jordan ' s ▁air ▁defense ▁system . ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁better ▁co pe ▁with ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁potential ▁thre ats , ▁Jordan ▁has ▁been ▁re - organ izing ▁its ▁armed ▁forces . ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁greater ▁emphas is ▁on ▁rapid ▁reaction ▁and ▁special ▁forces . ▁The ▁J oint ▁Special ▁Oper ations ▁Command ▁( J SO C ), ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s , ▁has ▁been ▁foc using ▁on ▁both ▁internal ▁security ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁peace ▁process ▁and ▁border ▁security . ▁In ▁the ▁latter ▁role , ▁J SO C ▁gives ▁particular ▁attention ▁to ▁s oph istic ated ▁sm ugg ling ▁operations ▁on ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁border ▁and ▁terror ist ▁in fil tr ation ▁along ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁front ier . ▁Jordan ian ▁forces ▁also ▁have ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁sensitive ▁front ier ▁along ▁the ▁East ▁Bank ▁of ▁the ▁Jordan ▁River ▁( the ▁border ▁shared ▁with ▁Israel ). ▁ ▁Int elligence ▁▁ ▁The ▁Jordan ian ▁General ▁Int elligence ▁Director ate ▁( G ID ) ▁is ▁reported ly ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁intelligence ▁ag encies ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁and ▁is ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁professional ▁in ▁the ▁Arab ▁world . ▁Their ▁mission ▁is ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁saf egu arding ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁ag ency ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁extensive ▁activity ▁in ▁Jordan ▁and ▁throughout ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁as ▁well ▁as