{"id":2140585,"date":"2024-01-04T16:26:42","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T21:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-am-secretly-does-research-for-qatar-report-reveals\/"},"modified":"2024-01-04T16:29:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T21:29:22","slug":"texas-am-secretly-does-research-for-qatar-report-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-am-secretly-does-research-for-qatar-report-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Texas A&#038;M Conducts Secret Research for Qatar"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-am-secretly-does-research-for-qatar-report-reveals%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2140585&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Qatari Satellite Campus of Texas A&#038;M University: Research Ownership and\u2062 National Security \u200bConcerns<\/h2>\n<p>A\u2062 recent report \u200dreveals\u2064 that research produced by Texas A&#038;M University \u200cat\u200c Qatar (TAMUQ) is owned by the Qatari government, raising\u200c concerns \u2063about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pulls-65-pending-trump-executive-orders\/\" title=\"Biden Pulls 65 Pending Trump Executive Orders\">national security implications<\/a>. \u2064TAMUQ conducts research in various fields, including computer\u2064 science and bioengineering, with all rights\u2064 belonging to\u2062 the\u2064 Qatar Foundation, a nonprofit owned by the Qatari royal family.<\/p>\n<p>A contract between\u2064 the \u2062university and the foundation, obtained\u200c by the \u2063 <em>Free Press<\/em>,\u2062 states that the Qatar Foundation owns all technology and intellectual property developed \u200cat TAMUQ or under its research program, except for those developed\u2063 by non-TAMUQ \u200demployees without \u2063financial support\u200c from the foundation or its affiliates.<\/p>\n<p>The Qatar \u2064Foundation covers the salaries of faculty \u2063and staff, \u2063as well as expenses \u2063related to buildings, labs, equipment, and other operational\u2064 costs, according to Texas A&#038;M spokeswoman Kelly \u200bBrown.<\/p>\n<p>While Texas A&#038;M University is renowned \u200dfor\u2064 its nuclear engineering\u2063 program, Brown \u200cemphasized that TAMUQ has no agreements or contracts \u2062related to nuclear \u2064research. She stated that \u200dTAMUQ \u2063faculty never taught\u200d nuclear engineering courses or conducted any research in\u200b that field.<\/p>\n<p>However, a webpage describing the\u200b study abroad experience at TAMUQ lists nuclear engineering as\u2062 a course offering. Brown clarified that this means students majoring in \u200dnuclear engineering can take relevant courses that contribute to their degree but\u2064 are not directly focused \u2064on \u2064nuclear engineering.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these clarifications, experts have expressed concerns about\u200b the\u2062 university&#8217;s relationship\u200b with Qatar, a country with \u2062ties to Iran and known for\u200b harboring\u2063 Hamas leadership. They argue that the Qatari government&#8217;s\u200c ownership of research from \u200da\u2063 major American university could pose \u2063a risk to American national security.<\/p>\n<p>Marc Greendorfer from\u2064 the pro-Israel Zachor Legal Institute highlighted the potential danger of unsecured systems \u2063between Qatar and \u2064the \u200duniversity, suggesting \u2063that Iranians\u2063 could access\u2063 U.S. secrets \u200dfrom this \u2064database. Greendorfer&#8217;s organization\u2062 fought for years to access \u2063the contract,\u2064 which the Qatar Foundation initially tried to \u2062keep sealed as a trade secret. Last year,\u2062 they succeeded in\u2064 gaining access through\u2062 litigation.<\/p>\n<p>Craig\u2064 Singleton from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies noted \u200dthat unlike traditional\u2062 university \u200cresearch partnerships, where the university typically retains ownership \u200dof the research, \u200cthe agreement with Qatar gives \u200dthe Qatari government significant influence over both \u200cthe \u200dresearch itself \u200cand its application. He described researchers as \u2062&#8221;worker bees&#8221;\u2063 for\u200b the government.<\/p>\n<p>This report comes in the wake of Hamas&#8217;s \u2063terror attacks on Israel, which claimed the lives of approximately 1,200 people, mostly civilians. Qatar&#8217;s relationship with the terror group has drawn scrutiny, \u200cand its state-funded news \u200boutlet, Al Jazeera, has faced criticism for its allegedly\u200c anti-Israel coverage\u200d that exacerbates tensions in\u2063 the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the \u2064potential impacts \u200cof the Qatar Foundation&#8217;s ownership of technology\u2062 and intellectual property developed at TAMUQ on the \u200ddirection and purpose\u2063 of the\u2064 research conducted?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ch. However, \u200bthe fact that\u2062 the Qatari government owns \u200call the research produced by TAMUQ \u2064raises \u200bconcerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-gop-members-of-congress-demand-answers-from-garland-about-pro-hamas-activity-in-us\/\" title=\"GOP Congress members demand answers from Garland on alleged pro-Hamas activity in the US amid Israel war.\">potential national \u200csecurity implications<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>National \u200csecurity is \u200ba crucial aspect\u200d of any nation&#8217;s interests.\u200c In today&#8217;s interconnected\u200c world, research and academic institutions can play a significant role in technological advancements and innovation. Therefore, it is important to ensure\u2063 that ownership and control over\u2063 research conducted in collaboration with\u2063 foreign entities do not\u200b compromise \u2062national security.<\/p>\n<p>The ownership of research by the Qatari \u2062government, as revealed in the recent \u2064report, \u2064raises questions\u200b about who ultimately\u200d benefits from\u200c the knowledge and\u2063 technology developed at TAMUQ. With the Qatar Foundation, a nonprofit owned by the Qatari royal family, being the rightful owner of all technology and intellectual property developed\u2062 at \u2063TAMUQ, it is reasonable to ask\u200c how this ownership may \u200binfluence the direction and purpose of the research conducted.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the contract\u2062 between the university \u2064and the Qatar Foundation explicitly states that the ownership of technology and intellectual property rests with the foundation, unless developed \u200dby non-TAMUQ employees \u2062without financial support\u2062 from the foundation. This raises concerns about the potential for research findings to be\u2062 exploited or used for purposes \u2064that may not\u2064 align with national security interests.<\/p>\n<p>It is crucial \u2064to understand the extent of Qatari government influence over research conducted at TAMUQ. While\u200c it is understandable that the Qatar Foundation\u200d provides financial \u2062support to cover the salaries of faculty\u200d and staff,\u2064 as well as expenses related to buildings, labs,\u200c equipment, and other \u200boperational costs, the ownership of research and technology \u2064should not be compromised.<\/p>\n<p>The concern here lies in distinguishing between \u2062research\u2062 that may have \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-denies-chinese-money-story-that-hunter-biden-confirmed-thats-not-true\/\" title=\"Joe Biden denies Chinese money story that Hunter Biden confirmed: \u2018That\u2019s not true\u2019\">potential national security implications<\/a> and research that does not. While it is not explicitly stated whether \u200cTAMUQ \u2063conducts research in sensitive areas such as cybersecurity or nuclear engineering, the parent institution, Texas A&#038;M University, is\u200c renowned for its nuclear engineering program. \u2062Therefore, the ownership of research conducted at\u2063 TAMUQ\u200d by\u200c the Qatari government becomes \u200ba matter\u200c of concern, considering the potential applications of such\u2064 research in sensitive fields.<\/p>\n<p>To address\u200d these concerns, it is crucial for both the Qatari government and Texas A&#038;M\u200c University to \u200censure transparency and accountability in research ownership.\u200c Safeguards need to be in place to protect national \u2064security interests while fostering academic collaboration and knowledge sharing.<\/p>\n<p>Collaboration between \u200duniversities and foreign \u200bentities \u200bcan be beneficial, enabling \u200bthe exchange of ideas\u2062 and contributing to scientific progress.\u2063 However, it is paramount to\u2062 strike a balance between \u2064academic freedom and research ownership, and national\u2062 security interests. \u2064This can be \u2063achieved by \u2062setting clear terms and conditions regarding ownership, use, and dissemination of research findings.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the ownership of research conducted at TAMUQ by \u2064the\u2063 Qatari government raises valid concerns about\u2062 national security implications. The Qatar\u2064 Foundation&#8217;s ownership of all technology and\u200d intellectual property developed at TAMUQ calls for thorough examination to ensure that national\u2062 security interests are not compromised. \u2064Transparency and accountability should be at the forefront, with clear guidelines and safeguards to protect research ownership while promoting collaboration and innovation. It is in the best interest of all parties involved to address these concerns and create an environment conducive \u200dto productive and secure research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2112,"featured_media":2140586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2140585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2112"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2140585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140585\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2140586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2140585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2140585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2140585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}