In the years following the turmoil of the Arab Spring, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates jockeyed for power, becoming significant forces—and rivals—in regional politics. Emma Soubrier unpacks the nuts and bolts of these two small states' rise to prominence, exploring how their diverging foreign and security policies have enabled both of them to become power players in the Middle East and beyond.
Emma Soubrier is associate researcher at the Université Côte d'Azur and the Fletcher School, Tufts University, as well as nonresident fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute.
"Empirically rich and theoretically relevant to the study not only of Gulf states but of other regional powers globally who have exerted increasing independence in recent years." —Courtney Freer, Journal of Arabian Studies
“A timely and important contribution.” —Rob Geist Pinfold, Global Policy Journal
"This work is important, covers policy as well as various theories that explain and justify those policies, and could be applied with utility to other regions of the world." —David B. Des Roches, Middle East Journal
"In this timely and engaging book, Soubrier provides a clear-eyed perspective on the fraternal but prickly relations between Qatar and the United Arab Emirates." —Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs
"A rich and compelling comparative analysis of the UAE and Qatar's divergent but similar trajectories." —Marc Lynch, George Washington University
