Original jacket · HBKU Press
The Gulf Between · Volume I
The Wars
of Peace
A History of Qatari Mediation
in a Thankless World
By Nawaf M. Al Thani
How did one small state build an outsized role in some of the most sensitive negotiations of the modern era?
Drawing on decades of military, intelligence, and diplomatic experience, this book traces Qatar’s approach to dialogue and de-escalation across Gaza, Afghanistan, Sudan, Lebanon, Libya, and beyond.
Inside the book
Five parts.
Thirteen chapters.
From the foundations of Qatari diplomacy to the global footprint of mediation, and the struggle over how its story is told.
Page references follow the first English edition.
I · Principles and Positions
1. 1878p. 23
2. Article 7p. 44
II · Gaza: A Case in Blood
3. The Fusep. 77
4. Mediation Amid Firep. 95
5. When War Reached Dohap. 122
III · The Global Footprint
6. Watchtowers Over the Cedarp. 143
7. Kabul to Kyivp. 162
8. Africa’s Frontlinesp. 181
9. On Both Our Doorstepsp. 202
IV · Narrative Warfare
10. The Washington Gamep. 229
11. Speaking the Unspeakablep. 247
V · Final Reflections
12. A Case for Qatarp. 271
13. The Thankless Onesp. 287
From the jacket
Advance praise
“This timely book is part history, part testimony, and part argument for why small states matter profoundly in moments when great powers fail to listen.”
Dr. Andreas Krieg
King’s College London
“He brings a unique perspective as an insider to Qatari government and society as well as America’s highest levels of warfighting command and the White House.”
Professor David B. Des Roches
National Defense University
The book as an object
Bound in the colours
of the story
The maroon and gold hardcover carries the author’s monogram and signature. The jacket’s bisht trim is echoed in this digital home for the series.