Qatar: Background and U.S. Relations

By Sharp, Jeremy M.

Book Id: WPLBN0000233593
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Title:	Qatar: Background and U.S. Relations
Author:	Sharp, Jeremy M.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Government Printing Office (U.S.)
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Excerpt
Excerpt: Qatar, a small peninsular state bordering Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf, is a constitutional monarchy governed by the Al- Thani family and headed by the Emir, Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani. The country gained full independence from Britain on September 3, 1971. The Emir is head of the executive branch and appoints members of the Al-Thani family and other notables to a governing Council of Ministers (cabinet), which is headed by the monarch’s brother, Prime Minister Abdallah bin Khalifa Al- Thani. The country’s newly approved constitution (April 2003) stipulates that the rule of the state is hereditary within the Al- Thani family and that future successors to the throne follow the line of the Emir’s male offspring.

Table of Contents
Contents Domestic Political Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Economic Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Human Rights and Political Liberalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Foreign Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Gulf States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Iraq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Arab-Israeli Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 February 2004 Assassination in Doha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Defense and Regional Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 U.S.-Qatari Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 War on Terrorism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9