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Qatar

March 28, 2026

Black-and-white photograph of smoke rising over an oil refinery in Tehran

National Security

A Turning Point in the Iran War

Shane Harris

March 26, 2026

An illustration of rippling concentric circles overlayed on an overheard view of the Qatari LNG energy plant

National Security

The Iran War’s Next Threat Is to Food and Water

Vivian Salama

March 18, 2026

An illustration showing an outline of the Strait of Hormuz over rolling, wavelike lines

Global

The Gulf Countries Can’t Take Much More

Robert F. Worth

March 6, 2026

Illustration with black-and-white photographs of canceled flights, smoking buildings, and a sign for the UAE’s desalination plant

Ideas

Why the Gulf Monarchs Shower Trump With Gifts

Franklin Foer

November 30, 2025

National Security

How Trump Pushed Israel and Hamas to Yes

Isaac Stanley-Becker and Vivian Salama

October 10, 2025

A photo collage showing a negotiation table, a document, and war images

Ideas

Trump Is Successfully Bullying Netanyahu

Yair Rosenberg

October 5, 2025

black and white collage of Trump, Netanyahu, and Gaza

Global

What’s Missing From Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan

Yair Rosenberg

September 30, 2025

Color photograph of Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump at two podiums side-by-side with American and Israeli flags in the background.

National Security

When You Try to Kill the Negotiators, Negotiations End

Shane Harris, Nancy A. Youssef, and Isaac Stanley-Becker

September 10, 2025

Photos of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman al-Thani overlaid on top of an aerial surveillance photo of the drone attack site in Doha

Politics

America Has Never Seen Corruption Like This

Casey Michel

July 10, 2025

An illustration showing a pair of evil-looking eyes with coins for pupils

Politics

Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter!

Missy Ryan, Shane Harris, Isaac Stanley-Becker, and Jonathan Lemire

June 24, 2025

Screenshots of Donald Trump's Truth Social posts against the backdrop of an explosion

Global

What Trump Got Right in the Middle East

Andrew Exum

May 21, 2025

Trump poses with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and business leaders in Riyadh on May 13.

Global

The New MAGA World Order

Jonathan Chait

May 16, 2025

A photo-illustration of the Earth with flames in the shape of Donald Trump's hair.

Politics

The MAGA-World Rift Over Trump’s Qatari Jet

Jonathan Lemire and Russell Berman

May 14, 2025

Photo of Donald Trump in a black car with Air Force One in the background

The Atlantic Daily

There’s No Such Thing as a Free Plane

David A. Graham

May 12, 2025

U.S.

Trump Travels to the Middle East

The Editors

May 10, 2025

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

Global

Netanyahu Takes Desperate Measures

Gershom Gorenberg

March 26, 2025

Politics

Let Them Eat Art?

Laura Barrón-López

February 28, 2025

Abstract image of painting frames and a U.S. embassy

Global

Diplomacy Is All Hamas Has Left in the Arsenal

Hussein Ibish

January 19, 2025

A photo of a man's hand using a green Hamas flag to cover a Palestinian grave.

Global

A Gaza Deal Closed, but No Closure

Gershom Gorenberg

January 16, 2025

Global

Trump Made the Gaza Cease-Fire Happen

Yair Rosenberg

January 15, 2025

People looking at smoke over the Gaza Strip

Global

Sinwar’s Death Changes Nothing

Hussein Ibish

October 19, 2024

Photo of Yahya Sinwar overlayed with a street

Global

The Reckoning That Is Coming for Qatar

Hussein Ibish

October 20, 2023

World Cup: The Great Game

The Qatar World Cup Is History

Laurent Dubois

December 18, 2022

World Cup: The Great Game

Qatar Won

Tom McTague

December 16, 2022

FIFA president Gianni Infantino talks with Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani during a match.

World Cup: The Great Game

Empires of Soccer

Tom McTague

November 25, 2022

England fans wear masks of players and hold up an English flag

World Cup: The Great Game

The Greatest Day in Arab Soccer?

Rabih Alameddine

November 23, 2022

Saudi Arabia's Saleh Al Shehri celebrates scoring against Argentina

Global

The Qatar World Cup Exposes Soccer’s Shame

Tom McTague

November 19, 2022

An illustration featuring calligraphy and an Arabic motif.

The Conversation

Qatar Responds: Don’t Cancel the 2022 World Cup

July 15, 2019

Ideas

Cancel Qatar

Franklin Foer

July 7, 2019

Sections

The Print Edition

Mutual Assured Energy Destruction

A Turning Point in the Iran War

The Iran War’s Next Threat Is to Food and Water

The Gulf Countries Can’t Take Much More

Why the Gulf Monarchs Shower Trump With Gifts

How Trump Pushed Israel and Hamas to Yes

Trump Is Successfully Bullying Netanyahu

What’s Missing From Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan

When You Try to Kill the Negotiators, Negotiations End

America Has Never Seen Corruption Like This

Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter!

What Trump Got Right in the Middle East

The New MAGA World Order

The MAGA-World Rift Over Trump’s Qatari Jet

There’s No Such Thing as a Free Plane

Trump Travels to the Middle East

Netanyahu Takes Desperate Measures

Let Them Eat Art?

Diplomacy Is All Hamas Has Left in the Arsenal

A Gaza Deal Closed, but No Closure

Trump Made the Gaza Cease-Fire Happen

Sinwar’s Death Changes Nothing

The Reckoning That Is Coming for Qatar

The Qatar World Cup Is History

Qatar Won

Empires of Soccer

The Greatest Day in Arab Soccer?

The Qatar World Cup Exposes Soccer’s Shame

Qatar Responds: Don’t Cancel the 2022 World Cup

Cancel Qatar