The enigma of Qatar according to Nabil Ennasri

The enigma of Qatar in the Strategic Challenges collection according to Nabil Ennasri, Preface by Pascal Boniface, a co-edition by IRIS-editions and ARMAND COLIN.

Qatar occupies a special place on the chessboard of the Middle East. A micro-monarchy previously unknown to the general public, the emirate today enjoys international influence that is inversely proportional to the area of its territory. This dynamism impresses and raises many questions. How can a semi-authoritarian monarchy show itself as a progressive force won over by the democratic impulses of the “Arab Spring”? Where does this obsession with recognition come from on the part of the leaders of a country who, from sport to the media, do not neglect any area to satisfy their desire for influence? How far will this gas State, whose financial reserves feed an investment fund considered as one of the most active in the world, go? Reading grid to decipher the springs of the activism of a State that has become an emerging power in the Arab world , this essay aims to undo preconceived ideas about Qatar and to dispassionate a subject often discussed in a polemical and caricatural way in the French public debate.

Qatar occupies a special place on the chessboard of the Middle East. A micro-monarchy previously unknown to the general public, the emirate today enjoys international influence inversely proportional to the area of its territory. This dynamism impresses and raises many questions.
How can a semi-authoritarian monarchy show itself as a progressive force acquired by the democratic impulses of the “Arab Spring”?

This book is divided into 3 main parts, divided into chapters:

• Part 1: Obsessed with Recognition

- Chapter I: Stand out to exist: the emergence of a new player.

- Chapter II: Visibility as an element of security and protection.

- Chapter III: The Qatar National Vision 2030: The objective of the great leap forward.

- Chapter IV: “Global Positioning Marketing”. - Chapter V: The blessing of gas.

• Part 2: The instruments of the global power strategy

- Chapter I: From splits to mediation: The different faces of Qatari diplomacy.

- Chapter II: Al Jazira or world consecration.

- Chapter III: The religious field between surety and demarcation.

- Chapter IV: From sport to culture, the temptation of domination.

• Part 3: Qatar and France

- Chapter I: A strategic connivance.

- Chapter II: A massive and multifaceted investment.

- Chapter III: The suburbs, between fascination and tensions.

The author:

Nabil ENNASRI

A graduate of the Aix-en-Provence Political Institute, Nabil Ennasri is a specialist in Qatar