Commentary
Mohanad Hage Ali
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Commentary
From Bad to Worse, July, 11, 2017
Journalist Jihad al-Zein says the Arabs want to tame Qatar, but that the Gulf Cooperation Council will survive.
Published on Jul 11, 2017
Jihad al-Zein is the opinion editor of the Lebanese daily Al-Nahar, where he is also a regular columnist. A longtime observer of regional politics, particularly of Turkey and Iran, he turned his opinion page into one of the premier outlets for regional opinion at the time when the newspaper was still run by the late publisher and owner Ghassan Tueni.
Diwan asked Zein to comment on the ongoing Qatar crisis, in particular whether it signaled the end of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and what the implications of the crisis are for Al-Jazeera, Qatar’s principal satellite news channel. The interview was conducted on July 10.
About the Author
Mohanad Hage Ali
Deputy Director for Research, Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center
Mohanad Hage Ali is the deputy director for research at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center.
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Recent Work
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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