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  • Policy Analysis
    QatarThe GCC

    Perspective: Can Washington Resolve the Impasse?

    Jun 1, 2018Majed M. al-Ansari

    The White House—and more specifically, President Donald Trump—played a negative role in the GCC crisis when it started. The president initially supported the S…

  • Policy Analysis
    KuwaitConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Kuwait’s GCC Mediation: Incentives and Reasons for Failure

    Jun 1, 2018Marwan Kabalan

    Kuwait has been a mediator in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) since the first crisis of 2013-2014 between Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and …

  • Policy Analysis
    QatarThe GCC

    A Difficult Position: US Mediation in the Gulf Dispute

    Jun 1, 2018Charles W. Dunne

    Strengthening and maintaining the Gulf Cooperation Council are among the top goals of any American administration that seeks to preserve peace and stability in…

  • Policy Analysis
    QatarSecurity and Defense

    Measures of Stalemate in the Gcc Crisis

    Jun 1, 2018Imad K. Harb

    The current existential crisis in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) began in May 2017 with a hacking operation of the Qatar News Agency website and the public…

  • Press Releases
    Qatar

    H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Visits ACW

    Apr 16, 2018

    Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the current Emir of Qatar, visited the Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) on Friday, April 13, 2018. The visit came as the Emir c…

  • Policy Analysis
    QatarConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Doubts Surrounding Trump’s Work on GCC Reconciliation

    Apr 9, 2018Imad K. Harb

    Conditions in the Gulf and in Washington do not augur well for Trump-led successful negotiations to resolve the GCC crisis, although all players are making the…

  • Khalil Jahshan: His Highness to address regional issues during his visit to the US (in Arabic)

    Apr 7, 2018Khalil E. Jahshan

    His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani's will discuss regional issues with the Trump administration during his visit to the US. Read more

  • Policy Analysis
    QatarConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    US Allies Upstage Tillerson’s Mideast Tour

    Feb 27, 2018Joe Macaron

    Israel and Turkey dominated Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s first expanded high level trip to the Middle East as US foreign policy faces new regional challe…

  • Policy Analysis
    QatarSecurity and Defense

    The US-Qatar Strategic Dialogue: Messages and Implications

    Feb 8, 2018Marwan Kabalan

    The most consequential outcome of the US-Qatar strategic dialogue is the US official declaration of “readiness to work jointly with Qatar to deter and confront…

  • Video
    QatarUS Foreign Policy

    US-Qatar Relations: Uncertainty or Strategic Partnership?

    Feb 8, 2018

    How will US-Qatari relations continue to evolve under the Trump Administration? What are the major objectives and outcomes of this week’s strategic meetings? W…

  • Press Releases

    US-Qatar Relations: Uncertainty or Strategic Partnership?

    Feb 2, 2018

    For immediate releaseContact Nabil Sharaf202-750-4000, ext. 1007press@arabcenterdc.orgWashington, DC — February 2, 2018 — Arab Center Washington DC, a nonparti…

  • Video
    QatarUS Foreign Policy

    Highlights: US-Qatar Relations: Uncertainty or Strategic Partnership?

    Feb 1, 2018

    Dr. Majed Al-Ansari, Dr. Reem Al Ansari, and Dr. William Lawrence answer questions regarding the future of US-Qatar relations under the Trump Administration.