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Qatar : securing the global ambitions of a city-state / David B. Roberts.
Van Pelt Library DS247.Q38 R63 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roberts, David B. (David Bryn), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International relations and culture--Qatar.
- International relations and culture.
- International relations.
- History.
- Qatar--History.
- Qatar.
- Qatar--Foreign relations.
- Diplomatic relations.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 284 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : C. Hurst & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., 2017.
- Contents:
- 1 Qatar in Historical Context 15
- The (slow) evolution of the Qatari state 17
- Balance and the changing of alliances 25
- Saudi Arabia's regional dominion 28
- 'Kaaba Al Madiyoom' 33
- 2 Close Relations with the US 35
- Securing the revolution 39
- With neighbours like these... 41
- The opportunity the Carter Doctrine needed 43
- 3 Gas Policies 47
- A new elite with new vision and capabilities 51
- Escaping Saudi Arabia's 'gravitational pull' 53
- An international perspective 55
- 4 International Mediation and Negotiation 59
- A very 'Hamadian' policy 62
- Expanding a regional presence 65
- Unencumbered and important 68
- 5 Taboo International Relations: Israel, Iran 71
- A young, new perspective 76
- Regional 'omnibalancing' 77
- New policies for a new era 79
- 6 International Investments 83
- Simple, domestic diversification 86
- Establishing and burnishing an international reputation 88
- 7 Al Jazeera-1996-2011 93
- Vanguard of the Qatari revolution 96
- Defence and offense 98
- A new channel for a new era 100
- 8 Soft Power Policies: MICE, Sport, Culture, and Education 103
- Funding and forming a local narrative 110
- Carving a regional niche 116
- Carving an international niche 119
- 9 Qatar and the Arab spring: From Arbitrator to Actor to Activist 123
- The revolution will be televised 124
- Chequebook diplomacy 128
- Personal relationships and Islamist connections 131
- All politics is domestic 135
- Hamad the revolutionary 136
- Brotherhood path dependency 138
- Context, media interpretation, and Machiavellian scheming 139
- The politics of reciprocity 142
- Understanding Qatar's 'extremist turn' 145
- 10 Qatar Under Emir Tamim bin Hamad 149
- An 'annus horriblis' 151
- No such thing as bad publicity? 156
- An internal focus 157
- A Tamimi approach? 161
- 11 Securing the Global Ambitions of a City State 167
- Old and new concerns 168
- Cometh the hour, cometh the man? 178
- Securing Qatar's global ambitions 181.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781849043250
- 1849043256
- OCLC:
- 858826441
- Publisher Number:
- 99972105188
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