About the Author

Matthew Gray is senior lecturer in the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies at the Australian National University. He is author of Conspiracy Theories in the Arab World: Sources and Politics.

Reviews

Provide[s] much-needed and very useful help for understanding the rise of Qatar to international prominence. A very well-conceived book and a product of solid academic research. Gray's work makes a valuable contribution to the literature on modern rentierism in the Arab Gulf states, and enhances our understanding of Qatar's outsized role in the international arena. A rich analysis of the major developments that characterized the rule of Emir Hamad (1995 - 2013) and that frame the political legacy that Emir Tamim inherits. An excellent analysis of current politics and policy in Qatar…. While noting the similarities between Qatar and the other GCC states, Gray concentrates on the dynamics unique to Qatar…. His book should be welcomed by anyone interested in Qatar, in any of the Arab Gulf states, and more broadly, in the policy issues that accompany oil. Provide[s] much-needed and very useful help for understanding the rise of Qatar to international prominence.