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January 22, 2026 | Aaron Goren, Ben Cohen

Trump Administration Should Be Wary of Granting Qatar and Turkey Executive Power in Gaza

President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is off the ground, and the first test of its capabilities is to maintain a shaky ceasefire in Gaza. The board, launched on January 16 and further outlined by...

January 21, 2026 | Jonathan Schanzer |

The mission behind Trump’s Board of Peace is simple — and critics keep getting it wrong

President Trump is making big moves the world over. From nabbing Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro to threatening the conquest of Greenland to pushing for a Ukraine-Russia cease-fire,...

January 16, 2026 | Natalie Ecanow |

It’s Time To Rethink Al Udeid Air Base

It’s been a busy week at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. On January 14, the U.S. military started evacuating some troops from America’s largest base in the Persian Gulf region in anticipation of potential...

December 23, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Why was Sharaa Invited to Washington, but not Aoun?

For all his efforts, Joseph Aoun deserves Washington’s active support to enable him to accomplish even more. Until late 2024, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa was a U.S.-designated terrorist with...

December 18, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

The Gaslighting Masterclass Happening Now In Doha

A masterclass in gaslighting is being given in Doha right now. Qatar is hosting the Conference of State Parties (CoSP) to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption from December 15 through 19. It’s...

December 18, 2025 | Samuel Ben-Ur, Aaron Goren

US-led meeting on Gaza International Stabilization Force inconclusive, IDF reports 12 Gaza ceasefire violations from December 4 to 18

Palestinian terrorists violated the ceasefire in Gaza 12 times between December 4 and December 18, and 64 times since its implementation on October 10, according to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reports. This...

December 18, 2025 | Eran M. Teboul, Edmund Fitton-Brown

Europe is sleepwalking into the Muslim Brotherhood’s long game

The Muslim Brotherhood’s long-term strategy exploits democracy itself, and Europe is still refusing to confront the threat.

December 16, 2025 | |

Qatar Conference on Mandate for Gaza International Stabilization Force Reportedly Inconclusive

Doha Conference Fails to Clarify Force Mandate: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) hosted a conference in the Qatari capital of Doha on December 16 to discuss further phases of President...

December 15, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Lebanon Must Pick the Abraham Accords over the Muslim Brotherhood

It would be a grave mistake for Lebanon to swap the Islamist resistance axis of Iran for the Muslim Brotherhood of Turkey and Qatar. ...

December 12, 2025 | David Daoud, Natalie Ecanow

How Qatar Can Help Lebanon

Hezbollah’s efforts to regenerate have seemingly reached a critical juncture. In one of the most escalatory actions since the ceasefire took effect in Lebanon last November, Israel eliminated Hezbollah’s...

December 10, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

This Country Is Too Close to America’s Adversaries for Comfort

Amid the hubbub over last weekend’s Doha Forum, one detail was largely overlooked: the attendance of former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Iranian officials, current...

December 8, 2025 | Toby Dershowitz, Asher Boiskin

Al Jazeera’s Academic Arm Platforms Hamas Denialism and Anti-Israel Propaganda

Al Jazeera Centre for Studies, the research arm of Qatar’s state-backed media giant, co-hosted an academic conference last week in Qatar’s Education City that whitewashed Hamas’s October 7, 2023,...

December 4, 2025 | |

Battalion Commander Among 4 Hamas Terrorists Eliminated by IDF in Rafah

Key Terrorists Killed in Southern Gaza: The IDF confirmed on December 4 that Hamas’s East Rafah Battalion commander, Mohammad Bawab, was killed alongside his deputy, Ismail Abu...

December 4, 2025 | Aaron Goren |

For the Sake of the US-Crafted Ceasefire in Gaza, Israel Should Fortify the Yellow Line Immediately

The Gaza ceasefire buckled last weekend. A Palestinian terrorist crossed the “Yellow Line” — which demarcates Israeli-held Gaza from territory held by Hamas — and fired at Israel Defense Forces...

December 3, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

Is Qatari Money Corrupting American Education?

History was made days before Thanksgiving when President Donald Trump issued an executive order targeting the Muslim Brotherhood. The order creates a framework for gradually hobbling the global Islamist...

November 25, 2025 | David Adesnik |

Trump targets the Muslim Brotherhood wisely — taking down its terror arms piece by piece

President Donald Trump is not known for its restraint, but with the executive order he issued Monday his administration is taking a measured approach in its offensive against the Muslim Brotherhood —...

November 21, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

Inside Qatar’s $225 Million Effort to Court US Policymakers and Press

Qatar still thinks money can buy you love, and it has spent hundreds of millions of dollars in the United States to prove it. During the first Trump administration, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates,...

November 17, 2025 | Kenan Arkan, Isaac A. Harris, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Cdre. (Ret.) Peter Olive, Craig Singleton

Maritime Protection of Taiwan’s Energy Vulnerability

November 17, 2025 | Craig Singleton, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Benjamin Jensen

Chinese Coercion of Taiwan’s Energy Lifelines: A Contest Taiwan and the West Can’t Afford to Lose

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November 17, 2025 | Toby Dershowitz, Asher Boiskin

Does Al Jazeera Collaborate With Hamas?

Al Jazeera’s leadership shake-up has been in the headlines. Will its new executives direct the Qatari state-funded media arm to cease its cozy relationship with Hamas? Allegations have been swirling...