Qatar’s Role in the Gaza Conflict

The country’s ties to Islamists frequently serve Western diplomatic needs.

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Qatar is a unique state in the Middle East. Despite its small size and tiny population, it is awash in energy resources, ranking number one among the world’s largest natural gas exporters. It’s a close ally of the United States yet maintains relations with radical Islamist movements, some of which have long fought the U.S. […]

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Kamran Bokhari
Kamran Bokhari, PhD, is a regular contributor to and former senior analyst (2015-2018) with Geopolitical Futures. A strategic forecaster, Dr. Bokhari is now a Senior Resident Fellow with the Middle East Policy Council and a Senior Director at the New Lines Institute for Strategy & Policy in Washington, DC. Bokhari also teaches Eurasian Geopolitics at Georgetown University's Security Studies Program. Previously, has served as the Coordinator for Central Asia Studies at the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) at @Kamran Bokhari