U.S. interests & the Qatar standoff
August 14, 2017 | Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

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Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
Fellow for the Middle EastThe U.S. has much to lose in any protracted confrontation in the Gulf, particularly if it leaves the GCC gravely weakened and provides openings for other regional states — such as Turkey or even Iran — to make inroads into what has been the rock-solid pillar of U.S. defense and security architecture in the region, writes fellow Kristian Coates Ulrichsen in an article for e-International Relations: http://bit.ly/2hRNk0u.