American Middle East Policy Should Focus Less on Stability and More on Weakening Enemies
Time for a paradigm shift.
February 10, 2025
Stop Rewarding Qatar for Helping Terrorists
Its vaunted mediation abilities keep bringing disaster.
Another place where American Middle East policy could use a shake-up is in Qatar, a country that advertises its ability to serve as a mediator between the West and various terrorist groups, but was only able to arrange for the release of Israeli hostages piecemeal and at a high cost to Israel. Jonathan Schanzer and Natalie Ecanow observe that such results are typical when the natural-gas-rich emirate is in the middle of things. Take the case of American hostages held in Afghanistan:
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Stop Rewarding Qatar for Helping Terrorists
Its vaunted mediation abilities keep bringing disaster.
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