This account of Jordan's role in the 1967 Arab–Israeli war has highlighted many aspects of the difficulties imposed upon Jordan as a result of the contradictions arising from its impoverished state, its pro-Western policies and its commitment to Arabism. It has also stressed the deep divisions within the Arab world that characterized the 1950s and 1960s, as well as revealing aspects of the 1967 war which have only previously been fleetingly described.

The intimate relationship between foreign and domestic affairs in Jordan has been evident throughout this study. Two reasons for this coalescence can be discerned: Jordan's political and economic dependence on other nations and its Palestinian population. Political dependence stems from its weak military capability and fear that its powerful neighbour, Israel, had never forsaken its desire to expand its territory. Consequently, Jordan turned to other nations for financial support for the maintenance of its army and sought to belong to a regional defence system. Jordan's economic dependence stems from its meagre natural resources and its underdeveloped economy, forcing it into a position of dependence on foreign financial aid. Its limited internal market also made it essential for Jordan to seek markets abroad, particularly in neighbouring Arab states. As a result Jordan has been vulnerable to external pressures.

Jordan's Palestinian population is also responsible for the intimate relationship between Jordan's foreign and domestic affairs. Over half of Jordan's citizens are Palestinians and, prior to 1967, many were highly susceptible to the propaganda of Egypt, Syria and the PLO which accused the Jordanian government of failing to meet its commitments to the Palestinians and to the ideal of Arab co-operation.