Security Studies Group

Category: Quick Takes

Legitimacy and the Taliban

Brad Patty

1 year ago

March 05, 2020

A brief discussion of political legitimacy, both in general and as it pertains to the peace negotiations with the Taliban....

Qatar World Cup Unraveling? Sunday Times Details Bribery and Corruption in FIFA

Nick Short

2 year ago

March 10, 2019

The state of Qatar secretly ordered $400 million to FIFA just 21 days before the governing body controversially decided that...

How Qatar Targets America’s Allies in the New Middle East

Security Studies Group (SSG)

2 year ago

February 04, 2019

I wanted to write a piece about why I believe the alliance between the US, Israel and Arab states like Saudi Arabia, Egypt and UAE is both important and in very healthy shape thanks to Donald Trump.

Post Admits Qatar Shaped Jamal Khashoggi’s Writing; Experts React

Nick Short

3 year ago

December 24, 2018

Khashoggi was no journalist. He was a Qatari asset with a WaPo byline.

Qatar’s Doha Forum Features Terror Supporters, Congressional Democrats

David Reaboi

3 year ago

December 17, 2018

This weekend, Jordan Schachtel, the Foreign Policy and National Security Analyst at CRTV, went through some of the more notable presenters at this year's Doha Forum in Qatar. The Doha Forum is sponsored by the government of Qatar.

Senate Yemen Vote: Bipartisan Virtue Signaling and Abdication of Strategic Concern for US Interests

David Reaboi

3 year ago

December 14, 2018

Not a single senator addressed the larger strategic concerns that President Trump outlined in November. The American people have been let down by both the vapidness of so many of their elected officials and the hyper-partisan media.

Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels to Gulf States: Don’t Fight Us; Fight Israel

Security Studies Group (SSG)

3 year ago

December 10, 2018

This weekend at peace talks in Stockholm between the Iran-supported Houthis and the legitimate government in Yemen, the Houthis' Supreme Revolutionary Committee issued an alarming statement.

The Trump Administration is Right to Cut USAID Funding to the West Bank and Gaza. Here’s Why.

Matt Brodsky

3 year ago

December 02, 2018

The US Decision to Cut USAID Funding to the West Bank & Gaza Explained: A lively debate lays out the US position on funding Palestinian rejectionism. It's all about getting a good return on our investment and we haven't for decades.

Pompeo References Kirkpatrick in a Blistering WSJ Op/Ed Defending the US-Saudi Alliance

David Reaboi

3 year ago

November 29, 2018

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's recent Wall Street Journal op/ed, "The US-Saudi Partnership is Vital" was an admirable piece of...

US Treasury joins Gulf Allies in Combating Iran’s Efforts to Fund the Taliban

Security Studies Group (SSG)

3 year ago

October 23, 2018

Iran’s financing of Taliban terrorism in Afghanistan is a story that few have covered—and it’s one the American people know very little about.

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