Success in the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has allowed Qatar to build an extraordinary level of global influence, improve its national security and “rise above” its neighbors on the Arabian Peninsula, according to a new paper from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Qatar has been linked to funding terrorism
Despite attempts by gulf states to crack down on jihadist financial networks, former and current U.S. officials have described a surge in private support for Islamist extremists in Syria, particularly in Qatar and Kuwait.
Qatar, like its neighbors on the Arabian Peninsula, is a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a monarchical bloc that links these six Sunni Muslim-led regimes through trade, customs and immigration treaties. A currency union among the six is also planned.
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Qatar ‘rises above’ its region: Geopolitics and the rejection of the GCC gas market (29 pages)
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Qatar has been linked to funding terrorism
Despite attempts by gulf states to crack down on jihadist financial networks, former and current U.S. officials have described a surge in private support for Islamist extremists in Syria, particularly in Qatar and Kuwait.
Qatar, like its neighbors on the Arabian Peninsula, is a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a monarchical bloc that links these six Sunni Muslim-led regimes through trade, customs and immigration treaties. A currency union among the six is also planned.
Qatar ‘rises above’ its region: Geopolitics and the rejection of the GCC gas market (29 pages)
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