A New Way Forward in the Middle East: Nine Stratagems Brad Patty 3 days agoJanuary 14, 2019 This document proposes a military-lite, foreign-aid-lite approach to executing American foreign policy in the Middle East. The basic aim is for the United States to positively affect our interests by rewarding friends and punishing enemies.
A New Strategy for the Middle East Jim Hanson 8 days agoJanuary 09, 2019 The United States began operating our foreign policy in a fundamentally different way when President Trump took office. Our nation-building projects abroad came into question as military intervention began to be replaced by deal-making as the preferred method for achieving US strategic interests. The region where this is coming into greatest focus is the Middle East. We will soon publish the first regional version of our Grand Strategy - Freedom and Fair Trade which will focus on the Middle East. This piece will serve as an introduction to our thoughts on the current state and how we see the path forward.
Post Admits Qatar Shaped Jamal Khashoggi’s Writing; Experts React Nick Short 1 year agoDecember 24, 2018 Khashoggi was no journalist. He was a Qatari asset with a WaPo byline.
Khashoggi: Qatari Asset in Life; Qatari Asset in Death David Reaboi 1 year agoDecember 23, 2018 Thanks to the Washington Post, we now know that Jamal Khashoggi was never a journalist; he was a highly-partisan operative who worked with a handler to publish propaganda at the behest of Qatar. He was, in other words, an agent of influence.
Qatar’s Doha Forum Features Terror Supporters, Congressional Democrats David Reaboi 1 year agoDecember 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.
Qatar’s Role in the Current Middle East Crisis Brad Patty 1 year agoApril 11, 2018 A 'charm offensive' is bearing fruit, but to satisfy America's allies Qatar will have to stop playing both sides between Iran and the West.
Is Qatar deal the real deal? Jim Hanson 2 year agoJuly 18, 2017 The United States signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Qatar on terror financing and counterterror efforts. But is this the...
Following the Qatar “Deal” Brad Patty 2 year agoJuly 13, 2017 Secretary of State Tillerson's first offer was accepted by Qatar, rejected by the rest of the GCC. How to tell whether the final deal is a good one?
Al-Arabiya: Qatar Economy Suffers as Nation Refuses to Curb Terrorism Funding Nick Short 2 year agoJune 29, 2017 On Thursday morning, the twitter account for Al-Arabiya English began putting out information in regards to Qatar's economy continuing to...
Social Media Reacts to SSG Expose of Qatar-Funded Think Tanks Nick Short 2 year agoJune 26, 2017 Following Angelo Codevilla's recent piece at SSG explaining how Qatar has corrupted the National Security Deep State, we wanted to highlight some responses from users across the twitterverse.
