Anas Iqtait
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Biography
Publications
Dr Anas Iqtait is a lecturer at Australian National University Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies and a non-resident scholar at the Middle East Institute (Washington DC). He is the author of the forthcoming book titled Funding and the Quest for Sovereignty in Palestine. Anas is the co-founder and chief editor of the ANU based Near East Policy Forum.
![Why the Middle East matters to Australia](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1210676097.jpg?itok=mWC5M2qN)
Why the Middle East matters to Australia
The region may not dominate in the way Southeast Asia or the Pacific does at present, but it has before and can again.
![China’s rising interests in Qatar](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Qatar%20WEB.jpg?itok=ppLl7hC4)
China’s rising interests in Qatar
The countries are expanding bilateral relations in the energy, investment, and security sectors.
![Aid and its limits in Palestine](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Palestine.jpg?itok=boXKUn_G)
Aid and its limits in Palestine
The Palestinian economy lacks the foundational assets required for effective and sustainable growth, even with substantial aid disbursements.
![Saudi-Qatar dispute: The new normal](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Qatar_crop.jpg?itok=GncvhXyI)
Saudi-Qatar dispute: The new normal
Far from dragging Qatar into the fold as intended, the rift between Qatar and its neighbours is likely to continue to expand.
![Behind the Qatar crisis: Politics, energy and Al-Jazeera](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Doha-skyline_crop.jpg?itok=0zMVLiIN)
Behind the Qatar crisis: Politics, energy and Al-Jazeera
Since it began in 1996, the Doha-based, state-funded broadcaster Al-Jazeera has managed to anger every major government in the Middle East.
![The Palestinian Authority’s quest for survival and relevance](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/cropped%20gaza%20protest.jpg?itok=vIR3o5Pb)
The Palestinian Authority’s quest for survival and relevance
The Palestinian Authority's decision to reduce Gaza-based salaries by 30% is a direct result of fiscal constraints. However, mounting political pressures have compounded the…
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Is Jordan in danger?
Its structural economic problems and expanding jihadist influence could spell trouble for long-term stability.
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Retaking Raqqa: Facts on the ground
Syria doesn’t have a functioning central government that could take back control of Raqqa after the defeat of ISIS.