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Isolating Qatar : the Gulf rift, 2017-2021
\"Explores the trajectory and significance of the 2017-2021 dispute between Qatar, on one side, and Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE on the other\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Qatar
The Persian Gulf state of Qatar has fewer than 2 million inhabitants, virtually no potable water, and has been an independent nation only since 1971. Yet its enormous oil and gas wealth has permitted the ruling al Thani family to exert a disproportionately large influence on regional and even international politics. Kamrava presents Qatar as an experimental country, building a new society while exerting what he calls 'subtle power'. This edition includes a new preface in which Kamrava addresses recent developments including the 2013 abdication of the former emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and the ongoing debate about whether FIFA will hold the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
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Qatar's Relations with Israel: Challenging Arab and Gulf Norms
This article focuses on the development of Qatar's unique relationship with Israel, and explains the relationship as just one component of the Emirate's intricate and bold foreign policy. This discussion identifies both the logic behind Qatar's regional policy initiatives as well as
the Emirate's ability to adapt to changing regional and international circumstances. As such, this article provides an example of how a small, wealthy state like Qatar can skillfully generate a sophisticated, independent foreign policy agenda that differentiates itself from its larger and
influential neighbors, while simultaneously upgrading its international profile and gaining regional prominence.
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Balancing Acts: The Gulf States and Israel
Rosman-Stollman discusses Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE. In the wake of the second Gulf War and Iraq's aggressiveness, these weak states realized the could not maintain proper security frameworks on their own and needed to turn to an outside ally for better protection.
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Qatar and the World: Branding for a Micro-State
There are two factors that have shaped Qatar's integration and place in the international system. The first revolves around the constraints and problems of small states while the second is Qatar's response - a strategy of branding the state for survival. This article discusses
Qatar's situation as a micro-state and analyzes the nature and success of its response.
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Qatar
The Persian Gulf state of Qatar has fewer than 2 million inhabitants, virtually no potable water, and has been an independent nation only since 1971. Yet its enormous oil and gas wealth has permitted the ruling al Thani family to exert a disproportionately large influence on regional and even international politics. Qatar is, as Mehran Kamrava explains in this knowledgeable and incisive account of the emirate, a tiny giant: although severely lacking in most measures of state power, it is highly influential in diplomatic, cultural, and economic spheres.
Kamrava presents Qatar as an experimental country, building a new society while exerting what he calls subtle power. It is both the headquarters of the global media network Al Jazeera and the site of the U.S. Central Command's Forward Headquarters and the Combined Air Operations Center. Qatar has been a major player during the European financial crisis, it has become a showplace for renowned architects, several U.S. universities have established campuses there, and it will host the FIFA World Cup in 2022. Qatar's effective use of its subtle power, Kamrava argues, challenges how we understand the role of small states in the global system. Given the Gulf state's outsized influence on regional and international affairs, this book is a critical and timely account of contemporary Qatari politics and society.
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