With New Gulf Agreement, Will Qatar Change?
Why has Qatar so doggedly pursued policies that so often have such adverse repercussions on its relations with its closest neighbors?
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Qatar Boycott Ends, But Core Issues Remain Unresolved
Almost all sides are winners for now, but a third GCC confrontation remains possible.
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Strategic Interests Drive Gulf Policy Toward Syria
Many Gulf states have shifted course on Syria, prioritizing concerns over growing Iranian and Turkish influence.
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Qatar-Tunisia Ties Spur Competition with Gulf Arab Neighbors
As regional competition intensifies across the Middle East and North Africa, Tunisia is likely to become another strategic fault line.
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A Resolution of Qatar Boycott Looms, But Can It Last?
Even the UAE seems ready to reconcile but underlying disputes are likely to persist.
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Strategic Interests Spark Shift in Morocco’s Gulf Ties
Policy decisions implemented by middle powers like Morocco are shedding light on wider regional realignments and their strategic implications.
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Regional and Global Power Competition Deepens Fault Lines Across the Southern Mediterranean
North Africa has become a site of great power competition among the United States, Russia, and China; the location of one of the region’s most protracted violent conflicts; and the scene for regional and Gulf Arab rivalries.
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Qatar, the Taliban, and the Gulf Schism
Qatar’s mediation efforts and activist foreign policy set up a Manichean split between opposing world views.
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Gulf States’ Climate Change Policies Amid a Global Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic represents an opportunity to reevaluate existing policies and tools, and climate change provides the needed lens for redirecting development onto sustainable trajectories.
Public Debate Over the Abraham Accords Reflects Range of Views on Normalization in the Gulf
While political narratives on Israel are shifting under the influence of some determined state leaders, resistance to normalization remains across Gulf societies.
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