NATALIE ECANOW

Washington, D.C.

Ms. Ecanow is a Contributor of The New York Sun.

Ms. Ecanow is a senior research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, on X @FDD.

Latest Articles

People gather at the Corniche promenade as Doha, Qatar's skyline is seen in the background. — Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

As American Scrutiny of Muslim Brotherhood Increases, Lawmakers Overlook Qatar’s Support of the Extremist Group

The organization is a decentralized, transnational Islamist movement dedicated to the mission of establishing a global caliphate.

By NATALIE ECANOW

|Jul 4, 2025|

Opinion (Other)

President Trump and the Qatari emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, at the Oval Office, July 9, 2019. — Alex Wong/Getty Images

Qatar, Cultivating Friendships With Washington and Moscow, Plays the West Like a Fiddle

The burgeoning relationship between Qatar and Russia signals that the Kremlin is not as globally isolated as the West desires it to be — and Doha is not as neutral as it pretends to be.

By NATALIE ECANOW

|May 20, 2025|

Opinion (Other)

President Trump and Steve Witkoff at Mar-a-Lago on January 7, 2025. — AP/Evan Vucci, file

To Make Progress on Gaza Hostages, Raise the Pressure on Hamas’ Sponsor: Qatar

Doha has simultaneously fanned the flames of the Gaza war while also purporting to help try and end it.

By NATALIE ECANOW

|Mar 14, 2025|

Opinion (Other)