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Israeli Strike in Doha Shakes Regional Order

Israeli Strike in Doha Shakes Regional Order

EXPERT INTERVIEW – The military operation dubbed ‘Summit of Fire’ by Israel Defense Forces targeting a Hamas delegation meeting in Doha, Qatar this [...] More

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Saudi Arabia's Complicated Troubles

Demands for answers about what happened to journalist Jamal Khashoggi are increasing, as the U.S. Administration puts pressure on Saudi Arabia to [...] More

The Future of the Gulf Cooperation Council

(Ed note: The Gulf Cooperation Council has been under significant strain for the past year, namely because of an ongoing rift between Qatar and its [...] More

Is America’s Balancing Act in the Gulf Sustainable?

Is America’s Balancing Act in the Gulf Sustainable?

Bottom Line: As the ongoing dispute between Qatar and Arab countries including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates enters its [...] More

Looking Ahead on Jerusalem, and Beyond

Looking Ahead on Jerusalem, and Beyond

For this last week of 2017, we asked our experts to look back on key topics for this year, and predict what they see for the year ahead. CIA veteran [...] More

View: Despite Gulf Crisis over Qatar, GCC Pushes Ahead

View: Despite Gulf Crisis over Qatar, GCC Pushes Ahead

The failure of the recent Gulf Cooperation Council 2017 summit to resolve the six-month long crisis that pits Qatar against Saudi Arabia, the United [...] More

View: Washington Is Outsourcing the Qatar Crisis

View: Washington Is Outsourcing the Qatar Crisis

The Trump administration is outsourcing the Qatar crisis to Kuwait, banking on the Kuwaiti monarch to bring the months-long crisis to a close. But [...] More

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How Cyber Gray-Ops Became the New Norm in the Middle East

How Cyber Gray-Ops Became the New Norm in the Middle East

Cyber-enabled information operations in the Gulf, such as the one that seemingly spurred the ongoing feud between Qatar and its neighbors, represent [...] More

With No End In Sight, Gulf Blockade Nudges Qatar Closer to Iran

With No End In Sight, Gulf Blockade Nudges Qatar Closer to Iran

Nearly five months on, the “crisis” between Qatar and a coalition of nine countries led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates has reached a [...] More

<p>Leon Panetta at the Hudson Institute on October 23, 2017.</p>

D.C. Heavyweights Sound Off on Gulf Crisis

Qatar, Iran, and the Muslim Brotherhood were the targets of harsh criticism at a conference on Countering Violent Extremism hosted by the Hudson [...] More

The Gulf Crisis isn’t Beyond Hope — Here’s How Washington Can Help

Five months have passed since Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic ties with Qatar on June 5 over [...] More

Chances ‘Slim’ for a Quick Fix to GCC Standoff

The dispute between Qatar and its four regional counterparts – Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates – has entered into its [...] More

Threats to American Interests Increase as Gulf Diplomacy Dissolves

The ongoing dispute between Qatar and its neighbors – Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates – has thrown the U.S. into a [...] More