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Experts
Hussain Abdul-Hussain
Research Fellow
Samuel Ben-Ur
Research Analyst
Bradley Bowman
CMPP Senior Director
Ryan Brobst
CMPP Deputy Director
Natalie Ecanow
Senior Research Analyst
Edmund Fitton-Brown
Senior Fellow
Daniel Glaser
CEFP Senior Advisor
Bernard Haykel
Senior Fellow
Cameron McMillan
CMPP Senior Research Analyst
Ahmad Sharawi
Senior Research Analyst
Daniel Swift
CEFP Senior Research Analyst
About
FDD analyzes the strategic dynamics of the Arabian Peninsula, examining how Gulf states navigate relationships with the United States, Iran, and China, while assessing implications for regional security, counterterrorism, and American interests in the broader Middle East.
FDD Analysis
Iraq’s prime minister prepares US visit amid Iran threats and militia focus
FDD's Long War Journal
Qatar covers its tracks: Gulf state spent millions to infiltrate American classrooms
The Washington Times
Crazy rich Qataris
Backers of the Muslim Brotherhood are indoctrinating your kids
The Washington Times
Qatar's New Online Influence Machine
The Cipher Brief
Iraq’s New Christian Patriarch Inherits a Vanishing Flock
Providence
Experts
Hussain Abdul-Hussain
Research Fellow
Samuel Ben-Ur
Research Analyst
Bradley Bowman
CMPP Senior Director
Ryan Brobst
CMPP Deputy Director
Natalie Ecanow
Senior Research Analyst
Edmund Fitton-Brown
Senior Fellow
Daniel Glaser
CEFP Senior Advisor
Bernard Haykel
Senior Fellow
Cameron McMillan
CMPP Senior Research Analyst
Ahmad Sharawi
Senior Research Analyst
Daniel Swift
CEFP Senior Research Analyst
In The News
The crazy rich Qataris
The John Batchelor Show
How Iran war is giving China an opening in Gulf drone market
Al-Monitor
President Trump hopes to 'keep a lid' on Iran strikes
BBC News
Qatar's $400 billion investment footprint in the U.S.
The John Batchelor Show
Why the Taliban Doha Accords were a disastrous American surrender
Adult in the Room Podcast with Victoria Taft
Events
EVENT: The Arab Case for Israel: History, Mythology, and Pathways to Peace
June 11, 2026 | 8:00