David B. Roberts
Non-Resident Fellow, AGSI; Associate Professor, King’s College London
David B. Roberts is a non-resident fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute and an associate professor in the School of Security Studies at King’s College London, where he leads the twin-track Arabic and English Master of Research program. Additionally, Roberts is an adjunct faculty member at Sciences Po’s Paris School of International Affairs and the founder and commissioning editor of Cambridge University Press’ book series Elements in Middle East Politics. Previously, he was the director of the Qatar office of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI Qatar). His primary research interest focuses on the security and international relations of the Gulf Arab monarchies. Roberts is the author of Security Politics in the Gulf Monarchies: Continuity Amid Change and Qatar: Securing the Global Ambitions of a City-State. He obtained his PhD from Durham University.
Analysis
The End of Hamas in Doha?
Where Hamas operates from matters less than the broader absence of any coherent vision – from Israel, the Palestinians, or the international community – for future Arab leadership in Gaza.
Becoming “Neutral”: Addressing the Increasing Stakes of Qatar’s Hamas Mediation
To adapt to the post-October 7 environment, Qatar may need to abandon some long-standing policies and reemerge as a truly neutral broker and mediator.
Qatar’s Shura Council Elections: Incrementally Strengthening Local Politics
The new Shura Council is neither a democratic wand changing Qatar’s political culture nor a pointless exercise. Instead, it is a small evolutionary step in the state’s governance in a more democratic direction.
With New Gulf Agreement, Will Qatar Change?
Why has Qatar so doggedly pursued policies that so often have such adverse repercussions on its relations with its closest neighbors?
Oct 19, 2020
Qatar, the Taliban, and the Gulf Schism
Qatar’s mediation efforts and activist foreign policy set up a Manichean split between opposing world views.
Qatar Shuffles Back to the Future
Qatar’s recent Cabinet reshuffle and announcement it will withdraw from OPEC are decisions that are not likely to herald a strategic shift in the country’s direction, but they do demonstrate that Doha is, once again, pursuing its own regional interests.
Events
May 28, 2024
Book Talk: Security Politics in the Gulf Monarchies: Continuity Amid Change
On May 28, AGSIW hosted a discussion on security politics in the Gulf.
Speakers
