https://freerepublic.com/tag/abdulelfayed/ en-us Fri, 5 Jun 2026 19:21:52 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4382499/posts Concerns are mounting in Washington over Qatar’s expanding financial footprint across key American sectors, where investment flows are increasingly seen as a vehicle for strategic influence and geopolitical leverage, a new study has found. According to a newly released report from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), a Washington, DC-based think tank, Qatar has invested over $400 billion in the United States since 2000, with analysts now raising alarm bells over the scale and strategic reach of its financial ties. While FDD’s analysis uses a conservative baseline, the estimate could even reach roughly $1.2 trillion in investment flows if... Algemeiner https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4382499/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2026 19:21:52 GMT