Hamas Backer Qatar Joins U.S. Visa Waiver Program
The U.S. State Department and Department of Homeland Security admitted Qatar to the U.S. Visa Waiver Program on September 24, allowing the emirate’s 330,000 citizens to travel...
Al Udeid Air Base
Don’t over-concentrate US forces in the Middle East
US military bases in the Persian Gulf confront two problems. The first is the growing missile and drone capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The other is that some Arab partners restrict the Pentagon’s...
Op-eds
10 Things Washington Should Do to Hold Hamas Accountable
U.S. citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, was executed by Hamas in late August after being taken hostage from an Israeli music festival and held in Gaza for more than 300 days. In response, a bipartisan roster...
Insights
Qatari Prime Minister to Visit Iran ‘In the Coming Days’
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani is expected to visit Iran for talks “in the coming days,” Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported on August 22. According...
Flash Briefs
Citing Hamas Links, Draft Defense Bill Pushes for Review of U.S.-Qatar Relations
U.S. concern over Qatar’s relationship with Hamas is reflected in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s draft of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), released...
Flash Briefs
Stop With the Nice Words on Qatar
David Barnea, the head of Israel’s Mossad, announced Saturday that he was withdrawing the Israeli negotiating team from the Gulf Arab emirate of Qatar. The announcement signaled the end of the hostage...
Op-eds
Soldiers of Misfortune
The Wagner Group isn’t playing
Op-eds
Why Does Biden Play Favorites Among the Arab Gulf States?
If you think the Biden administration is disengaging from the Middle East and the Gulf region, think again. This week, the White House asked Congress to designate Qatar as a major non-NATO ally, which...
Op-eds
US investigates Qatar over claims that it finances Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps
The State Department has opened an inquiry into an Israeli government report that Qatar’s monarchy funded Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization. “We...
Op-eds
America Should Not Sell F-35 Fighter Planes to the Qatari Regime
Israeli energy minister Yuval Steinitz, speaking to the Ynet website on Sunday, expressed concern that despite Jerusalem’s objections, Qatar will eventually acquire state-of-the-art Lockheed Martin...
Op-eds
Qatar’s alleged finance of Hezbollah terrorist movement puts US troops at risk, dossier claims
There are nearly 10,000 U.S. troops stationed in the Middle Eastern country
Op-eds
The Turkish-Qatari Axis Challenges Washington
Turkey and Qatar have become brothers in arms, pursuing joint ventures in illicit finance and promoting extremist ideologies. Washington needs to develop a multipronged response to compel Ankara and Doha to curb their malign conduct.
Op-eds
Turkish-Qatari Alliance Threatens Washington
Turkish-Qatari partnership in the Middle East will strengthen Islamist extremism and threaten American interests in the region, new think tank report finds
Press Releases
Qatar had prior knowledge of Iran attack on vessels, failed to tell allies: report
Qatar had advance knowledge on an Iranian attack on four commercial vessels in the Gulf of Oman in May and may have failed to warn its U.S., French and British allies, a western intelligence report alleges. The...
Op-eds
Qatar Extends Support for Turkey’s Assault in Northern Syria
Qatar defended Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s assault on northern Syria last week, becoming the first country to publicly voice support for Turkey’s intervention. Qatar’s support clarifies...
Policy Briefs
Retail Therapy: Isolated Qatar Hopes Spending Will Spur New Alliances
Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al Thani is set to visit the White House on April 10 where he will ...
Op-eds
The Qatar Quarrel Benefits the U.S.
It is no secret that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has been at odds with President Trump on a range of issues. One of them is the U.S. response to the spat that erupted in early June between Q...
Op-eds
Assessing the U.S.-Qatar Relationship
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Congressional Testimonies
These days, it’s the clash of the Arabian Gulf cash in Washington
A nasty internecine conflict has erupted in the Arabian Gulf. Led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a gaggle of Arab states have singled out the tiny emirate of Qatar for backin...
Op-eds
Qatar vs. Saudi Arabia: How Iran and the Brotherhood Tore the Gulf Apart
The Gulf monarchies face the most serious crisis in their history. It is largely being covered as a diplomatic spat, since several Arab nations terminated their relations with Qatar on Monday to...