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Qatar’s Balkan Strategy: Why the North Macedonia Partnership Matters in Europe’s New Geopolitics
Diplomacy is now possible for a range of actors beyond the large states in today's evolving international system. Smaller states are becoming more and...
US Iran deal prospects clouded by uncertainty over Qatar diplomacy
Uncertainty surrounding planned diplomatic engagements in Qatar has cast doubt over efforts to secure a lasting peace agreement between the United States and Iran,...
Qatar Ambassador Nasser Al Thani Named Among Bridge Award Winners
In this exclusive conversation, Sheikh Ahmed bin Nasser Al Thani, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to Russia, discusses the firsthand...
Qatar Sends Negotiators to Tehran to Push US-Iran Deal Aimed at Ending War
A Qatari negotiating team arrived in Tehran on Friday, working alongside the United States to try to secure a deal to end the war...
Hormuz Blockade Creates Winners and Losers Among Middle East Oil Exporters
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has significantly impacted global oil prices, benefiting countries like Iran, Oman, and Saudi Arabia while others like...
Power for Sale: The Middle East as a Geopolitical Marketplace
The Frame Shift That Changes Everything
The language we reach for when describing the Middle East has always been the language of conflict. Proxy wars....
How Shock, Timing, and Industrial Strategy Are Rewriting the LNG Era
The global LNG market is no longer shaped by familiar cycles of tightness and surplus. It is now defined by inelasticity, a structural rigidity...
When Hormuz closes, the Gulf pays twice
The race by Gulf importers to reroute food, medicines, and factory supplies is more than a temporary logistics headache. It is a reminder that...
Neutrality in Crisis: Recalibrating the GCC’s Hedging Strategy
The escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, alongside US involvement, has caused major disruptions across the whole Middle Eastern region. The end goal of...
Strait of Hormuz: Escalation and the Mechanics of a Regional Shock
What began as a single strike on 28 February 2026 quickly spiraled beyond containment. Iranian retaliation swept across U.S. installations in the United Arab...