Machine generated contents note: 1.Qatar in Historical Context -- The (slow) evolution of the Qatari state -- Balance and the changing of alliances -- Saudi Arabia's regional dominion -- `Kaaba Al Madiyoom' -- 2.Close Relations with the US -- Securing the revolution -- With neighbours like these -- The opportunity the Carter Doctrine needed -- 3.Gas Policies -- A new elite with new vision and capabilities -- Escaping Saudi Arabia's `gravitational pull' -- An international perspective -- 4.International Mediation and Negotiation -- A very 'Hamadian policy -- Expanding a regional presence -- Unencumbered and important -- 5.Taboo International Relations: Israel, Iran -- A young, new perspective -- Regional `omnibalancing' -- New policies for a new era -- 6.International Investments -- Simple, domestic diversification -- Establishing and burnishing an international reputation -- 7.Aljazeera---1996--2011 -- Vanguard of the Qatari revolution -- Defence and offense -- A new channel for a new era -- 8.Soft Power Policies: MICE, Sport, Culture, and Education -- Funding and forming a local narrative -- Carving a regional niche -- Carving an international niche -- 9.Qatar and the Arab spring: From Arbitrator to Actor to Activist -- The revolution will be televised -- Chequebook diplomacy -- Personal relationships and Islamist connections -- All politics is domestic -- Hamad the revolutionary -- Brotherhood path dependency -- Context, media interpretation, and Machiavellian scheming -- The politics of reciprocity -- Understanding Qatar's `extremist turn' -- 10.Qatar Under Emir Tamim bin Hamad -- An `annus horriblis' -- No such thing as bad publicity? -- An internal focus -- A Tamimi approach? -- 11.Securing the Global Ambitions of a City State -- Old and new concerns -- Cometh the hour, cometh the man? -- Securing Qatar's global ambitions.
