Qatar has strengthened its close security partnership with the United States, highlighting the importance of defense cooperation between Doha and Washington in establishing security and stability in the region and combating terrorism, according to a congressional research service report. The report also indicated that the strategic dialogue between the two countries institutionalized joint discussions on promoting regional and bilateral issues. The report highlighted the importance of classifying Qatar as a key non-NATO ally that contributes to further security and defense cooperation. The congressional report also touched on strategic Qatari-U.S. relations, which have been important in Qatar’s contribution to Afghanistan since the signing of the agreement with the Taliban to help evacuate, as well as fruitful economic relations and important Qatari investments in the United States.

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Country relations, according to the congressional research service report, Qatar’s leaders are working with the United States to stabilize the gulf and the region. Since 1992, the United States and Qatar have concluded a formal defense cooperation agreement that reportedly addresses the presence of U.S. forces in Qatar, U.S. arms sales to Qatar, U.S. training, and other types of defense cooperation. In January 2018, Qatar and the United States launched the "strategic dialogue" to institutionalize joint discussions on security and stability in the region. In 2017, the United States and Qatar signed a broad memorandum of understanding for cooperation against international terrorism. In recognition of Qatar’s support for U.S. policy, President Biden announced during a visit to Washington, D.C., on January 31, 2022, that Qatar had been designated as a key ally outside NATO.