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via Prep4Civils by Bharath Vaishnov on 11/24/11
- It inspires equal parts irritation and admiration
- It played decisive role in
- Isolating Syria's leadrole
- Helping topple Libyan leader
- Acted as a mediator in Yemen
Qatar's hard and soft power
- Has one of the world's largest gas reserve
- Home to influential news network in arab world- Al Jazeera
- Flanked by the region's biggest rivals, Saudi Arabia and Iran
- Hosts an American air base
- Qatar's economy boasts of one of the world's highest growth rate and highest per capita income.
Qatar in Arab world
- Qatar is advancing a decisive shift in Arab politics
- A politics in Middle East dominated by mainstream Islamist parties
- Qatar's support to Syrian opposition comrpising of sunni muslims and Its backing of Saudi Arabia's intervention in neighbouring Bahrain to help quell Shiite Muslim protests is being seen through sectarian lens\
- It has helped rebuild towns Israel destroyed in 2006 in lebanon
- Qatar enjoys close ties with the Muslim Brotherhood
- Muslim brotherhood is certain to play a crucial role in the next generation of Arab politics.
Role in Libya
- Hundreds of millions were funnelled to the opposition
- A Libyan opposition channel was set up in Doha
- It dispatched Western-trained advisers, who helped finance, train and arm Libyan rebels.
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