Abstract
This thesis examines the controversial role that Qatar has been playing in the Arab Spring, specifically from 2011 to 2013. Evidently, Qatari foreign policy will be assessed to comprehend the power this small state has been gaining in Middle East politics in a region plagued by never ending manifestations of power struggles and turbulent developments. The case studies of Egypt, Libya and Syria in which Qatari foreign policy involvement deployed the same rationale will be investigated to examine the increasing involvement of Qatar in Middle East politics. It concludes that the foreign policy of Qatar was both opportunistic and pro-Islamist and cannot be sustained as a distinctive foreign policy in the Middle East.
School
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department
Political Science Department
Degree Name
MA in Political Science
Graduation Date
Winter 12-31-2014
Submission Date
1-26-2015
First Advisor
Bahi, Riham
Committee Member 1
Elnur, Ibrahim
Committee Member 2
Korany, Bahgat
Extent
113 leaves
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approval
Not necessary for this item
Recommended Citation
APA Citation
ElEtreby, B. M.
(2014).Qatari foreign policy and the Arab Spring: From mediation to intervention [Master's Thesis, the American University in Cairo]. AUC Knowledge Fountain.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1796
MLA Citation
ElEtreby, Basma Mahmoud. Qatari foreign policy and the Arab Spring: From mediation to intervention. 2014. American University in Cairo, Master's Thesis. AUC Knowledge Fountain.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1796