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...
Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Exposed: Qatar’s Circle of Terrorist Friends
In recent comments to CNN, Qatar’s prime minister reflected on his country’s unique ability to “convene between conflicted parties and understand the grievances.” ...
Op-eds
Qatar is no Arab Switzerland
It’s a Muslim Brotherhood terrorist haven
Op-eds
Israel Is Not Lebanon’s Problem
Lebanon’s pursuit of its national interests is obstructed by a complex array of domestic and regional actors, with Hezbollah at the forefront, alongside some Arab capitals and the “Palestinian issue.”...
Op-eds
Qatar’s growing footprint in Africa
Qatar has spent the summer of 2025 expanding its financial and political involvement in the African continent. On August 26, Qatari royal Sheikh Mansour bin Jabor bin Jassim al Thani visited Mozambique...
Op-eds
Qatar Is Powering Syria
For Syria, Qatar’s money is power. On July 31, the Qatar Fund for Development announced plans to fund a surge of natural gas deliveries to Syria. Deliveries began on August 2. The gas, which is flowing...
Policy Briefs
Did Qatar Just Take a Step Back From Hamas?
This week’s UN conference on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict resulted in a rare moment of international unity. On July 29, 17 countries, the European Union, and the Arab League, signed a declaration...
Policy Briefs
Keep Qatari Money Out of Post-War Gaza
Qatar is poised to make a comeback in Gaza. On July 10, Israeli media reported that Israel “tentatively agreed” to allow Qatar to help fund Gaza’s reconstruction once a future ceasefire comes into...
Policy Briefs
As Israel and Iran Exchange Strikes, Qatar Wants Closer Ties With Tehran
Qatar’s emir and Iran’s president are becoming friendlier amidst the war between Israel and Iran. On June 18, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received a letter from Iranian President Masoud...
Policy Briefs
Israel Unveils New Proof of Qatar and Hamas’s Close Collaboration
Despite longstanding evidence to the contrary, Qatar has long maintained that it is not a “sponsor of Hamas,” claiming that no “aid has ever been delivered to Hamas’s political or military wing.”...
Policy Briefs
Qatar keeps purchasing political influence
Much ethical debate has occurred since Qatar floated the idea of gifting President Donald Trump a Boeing 747 to replace America’s aging fleet of presidential planes. The...
Op-eds
What Qatar wants, Qatar gets
How a tiny but extraordinarily wealthy emirate buys influence
Op-eds
Qatar, Cultivating Friendships With Washington and Moscow, Plays the West Like a Fiddle
The burgeoning relationship between Qatar and Russia signals that the Kremlin is not as globally isolated as the West desires it to be — and Doha is not as neutral as it pretends to be.
Op-eds
‘Valid for all countries except Israel’
Authorities in Bangladesh announced that they were reintroducing what is essentially a disclaimer on the passports issued to its citizens.
Op-eds
Qatar Slated to Provide Gas to Syria With U.S. Approval
The new Syrian government is set to receive a power boost from Qatar — literally. A Trump administration official confirmed on March 13 that Washington approved a deal whereby Qatar will supply natural...
Policy Briefs
U.S. Must Pressure Qatar Not to Release Frozen Iranian Oil Revenues
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei thrust a long-simmering hostage controversy into the headlines on February 19.
Policy Briefs
Khamenei Urges Qatari Emir to Release Iranian Oil Revenues Previously Used for Hostage Negotiations
Supreme Leader Tells Qatar To Release Oil Revenues: Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said, during a February 19 meeting with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in...
Flash Briefs
Syria appoints new president amid widespread diplomatic engagement efforts
In a move that will have significant implications for Syria and its international relations, Ahmed Sharaa was named the country’s president on January 29. The appointment is expected to provide...
Op-eds
Qatar Seeks Nobel Peace Prize for Gaza Mediation Despite Enabling Hamas
A Qatari diplomat recently suggested that the emir of Qatar deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the war in Gaza that Doha effectively abetted. In a statement to The Jerusalem Post, Qatar’s...
Policy Briefs
Haute Qatar: Sheikha Moza’s Glamour Masks Doha’s Vices
Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser is revered as a champion of education, sustainability, fashion, and art. The glamorous female face of the Qatar regime — and the mother of its current emir — presents herself as a modern face of a traditional, conservative Gulf state. ...