Publications

  • Policy Analysis
    QatarUS Foreign Policy

    Qatar Copes with Trump’s Middle East Vision

    Nov 6, 2025Daniel Brumberg

    Among Arab states, perhaps none faces a more complex challenge in managing relations with President Donald Trump than Qatar. Ironically, Doha’s deepening partn…

  • Policy Analysis
    QatarThe War on Gaza

    Israel’s Attack on Qatar and the End of Diplomacy

    Sep 30, 2025Nabeel A. Khoury

    On September 9, 2025, Israel attacked a Hamas delegation in Doha, Qatar, as it was meeting to discuss the latest US-brokered ceasefire proposal to halt the war…

  • Policy Analysis
    QatarThe War on Gaza

    Striking a US Ally: Israel’s Attack on Qatar and the Erosion of Regional Stability

    On the morning of September 9, 2025, 15 Israeli jets carried out an airstrike on residential buildings in Doha, Qatar. Israel claimed that the strike was a pre…

  • Policy Analysis
    The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfEnergy and Economics

    OPEC Is Pushing Down Oil Prices Despite a Cash Crunch in Saudi Arabia. Here Is Why

    Aug 21, 2025Jim Krane

    Something odd is happening in oil markets. Demand is weaker than it has been in many years, yet OPEC+ is unwinding cuts and increasing production at a brisk pa…

Multimedia

  • Fresh Take
    QatarThe War on Gaza

    Netanyahu’s War on Diplomacy

    Sep 12, 2025

    Hanna Alshaikh examines Israel’s attack on Qatar, exploring the motives behind it and its far-reaching implications.

  • Video
    LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Will the Pause Lead to a Ceasefire in Gaza?

    Nov 28, 2023

    Yousef Munayyer discusses the possibility of turning the temporary pause in Gaza into a permanent ceasefire and whether Netanyahu will agree to end Israel's br…

  • Video
    BahrainThe GCC

    The Current Status of the GCC Crisis

    Jan 13, 2023

    Imad K. Harb discusses the current status of multilateral relations among Gulf Arab states, the issues they have yet to resolve, and their agreements and diffe…

Webinars & Events

  • Webinar
    DjiboutiRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    China’s Growing Role in the Middle East: Regional Geopolitics and US Policy

    Aug 10, 2023

    Experts discuss China’s evolving foreign policy and its increased engagements in the MENA region, as well as their implications for regional geopolitics, the g…

  • Webinar
    QatarConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Seeking an End to the GCC Crisis: Is a Solution Imminent?

    Dec 10, 2020

    On December 10, 2020, Arab Center Washington DC Executive Director Khalil E. Jahshan hosted Dr. Majed Al-Ansari in a virtual briefing titled “Seeking an End to…

  • Panel Discussions
    QatarEnergy and Economics

    US-Qatar Relations: Uncertainty or Strategic Partnership?

    Feb 1, 2018

    On February 1, 2018 Arab Center Washington DC hosted a panel discussion on US-Qatar relations in the wake of the strategic dialogue between the two nations on …

Experts

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