The silenced process. The end of the debate Having put the Disi in the context of the securitisation continuum, we will discuss the future development of the issue. It is not plausible that the pumping race between Saudi Arabia and Jordan will ever cause an armed conflict. However, the intensity of the dispute is high because there has never been any sign of collaboration of the two coutries over the shared resource. This process of “silencing” the question actually impedes movement toward further cooperation. The lack of communication, as well as the lack of information sharing, also hinders a return to the politicisation phase. Disi is in the middle of a securitisation process without any apparent chance of moving on. The reasons for this impasse are manifold. Firstly, in the world of international relations, the Jordan River security complex has always been prominent, and the possibility of violent episodes has long played an important role in the development of securitised water issues. International press, academic studies, and links to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process have been the prime engine for movement from the securitised stage, most of the times with a positive outcome, as in cooperation over water rather than violent actions (Xxxxx 2001). The Disi project does not have this attention from any international witness. The pumping race is there, under the eyes of anyone who goes there, but there is no incentive for it to be stopped. There is no incentive for cooperation. The geographical nature of the aquifer also plays a key role. A fossil aquifer does not guarantee a long- term return on a state’s investment, so the motivation cooperation and the creation of lasting ties is low. Finally, from a social and domestic policy-based point of view, there is the sanctioned discourse that unquestionably plays an major role.
