Hello and welcome to the intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

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First up, though.

I'm making this recording today to try to explain what's happened over the last few hours.

Prince Hamza bin Hussein of Jordan released a video on Saturday in which he claimed he'd been placed under house arrest.

His phone and internet were cut off and his security removed.

This is my last form of communication, satellite internet that I have,

and I've been informed by the company that they are instructed to cut it.

So it may be the last time I'm able to communicate.

Prince Hamza is the half-brother of Jordan's ruler, King Abdullah.

He's become a well-known critic of the king who's been in power since 1999,

and now the prince is accused of conspiring against the crown.

I am not the person responsible for the breakdown in governance, for the corruption,

and for the incompetence that has been prevalent in our governing structure for the last 15 to 20 years, and has been getting worse by the year.

First, he claimed he would defy orders to keep quiet. Then, yesterday, he released a statement

affirming his commitment to the Constitution,

saying he placed himself in the hands of the king. The standoff isn't over. It's a rare rift in a famously

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