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Qatar: Securing the Global Ambitions of a City-State
David Roberts
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Description for Qatar: Securing the Global Ambitions of a City-State
Hardback. Tiny Qatar projects influence globally via massive overseas investments and its involvement in foreign affairs. This book explains why. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXQ; HBJF1; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 1500.
Rarely has a state changed its character so completely in so short a period of time. Previ- ously content to play a role befitting its small size, Qatar was a traditional, risk-averse Gulf monarchy until the early 1990s. A bloodless coup in 1995 brought to power an emerging elite with a progressive vision for the future. Financed by gas exports and protected by a US security umbrella, Qatar diversified its foreign relations to include Iran and Israel, established the satellite broadcaster Al Jazeera, assumed a leading role in international media- tion, and hosted a number of top-level sporting tournaments, culminating ... Read more
Rarely has a state changed its character so completely in so short a period of time. Previ- ously content to play a role befitting its small size, Qatar was a traditional, risk-averse Gulf monarchy until the early 1990s. A bloodless coup in 1995 brought to power an emerging elite with a progressive vision for the future. Financed by gas exports and protected by a US security umbrella, Qatar diversified its foreign relations to include Iran and Israel, established the satellite broadcaster Al Jazeera, assumed a leading role in international media- tion, and hosted a number of top-level sporting tournaments, culminating ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849043250
SKU
V9781849043250
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About David Roberts
David B Roberts joined the Defence Studies Department at King's College London in October 2013 and is based at the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS). He was previously the Director of the Qatar office of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI Qatar). He was awarded a PhD by the University of Durham for a ... Read more
Reviews for Qatar: Securing the Global Ambitions of a City-State
'I found this book to be one of the most gripping reads of the year.'
Bloomberg 'This book is a revelation: it provides a sophisticated and long overdue examination of the spectrum of Qatar's foreign relations, and how the tiny state is seeking to carve an oversized place in the regional and global international order. A great many readers ... Read more
Bloomberg 'This book is a revelation: it provides a sophisticated and long overdue examination of the spectrum of Qatar's foreign relations, and how the tiny state is seeking to carve an oversized place in the regional and global international order. A great many readers ... Read more