Examining the legacy of the leader who reshaped Qatar’s role in regional and international affairs.

https://youtu.be/SVCnPPfd--Q?is=ZsU1cuBT2Q_kZgrd

The U.S. blockade pressured Iran toward diplomacy while containing escalation, but operational gaps, civilian risks, and continued escalation cycles ultimately exposed the limits of maritime coercion as a lasting strategy.

Through new investments in NASAMS, Anduril’s counter-drone systems, naval modernization, and drone cooperation with the United Kingdom, Kuwait is adapting its defense posture in response to lessons learned from the Iran war.

Over the past five decades, Yemen has experienced a gradual shift in which religious identity, particularly the Zaydi–Sunni divide, has become increasingly politicized. While sectarian affiliations were historically fluid and rarely defined political loyalties, successive waves of internal and external pressures have contributed to their reconfiguration. This report examines how sectarian boundaries, once marginal in Yemen’s political life, have been mobilized and reshaped by political elites, armed movements, and foreign powers, leading to their growing visibility in the current conflict.

Iraq’s absence from the U.S.–Iran negotiations reveals how deeply embedded its relationship with Tehran has become.