Middle East Policy Analyst

Steven Cook

1 article 2004

Steven A. Cook is a senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, specializing in Arab and Turkish politics, U.S.-Middle East policy, and political development in the region. He contributed to The Weekly Standard in 2004, writing about political dynamics in the Middle East.

A Country with No Politics

November 22, 2004 · Magazine

THE DAY AFTER the small Gulf state of Qatar promulgated a new constitution in late September, its ruler addressed the United Nations General Assembly. The emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, made a forceful case for political liberalization in the Middle East, even challenging fellow Arab…