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How Texas A&M’s Deal with Qatar ‘Puts American Security at Risk’
How Texas A&M’s Deal with Qatar ‘Puts American Security at Risk’
Texas A&M’s campus in Doha, Qatar. (Photo via The Qatar Foundation)
The troubling ties between one of America’s top nuclear engineering colleges and the state that harbors Hamas.
By Eli Lake
01.04.24 — International
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How Texas A&M’s Deal with Qatar ‘Puts American Security at Risk’

What does Qatar get for its investment in U.S. universities? The answer may surprise you. In addition to the prestige and the influence of affiliating one’s national philanthropy with elite schools, Qatar is also accumulating the kind of technical research that was once the prize of American universities. 

Consider Texas A&M University, one of the best p…

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Eli Lake

Eli Lake is the host of Breaking History, a new history podcast from The Free Press. A veteran journalist with expertise in foreign affairs and national security, Eli has reported for Bloomberg, The Daily Beast, and Newsweek. With Breaking History, he brings his sharp analysis and storytelling skills to uncover the connections between today’s events and pivotal moments in the past.

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