The modern history of Qatar began in the 18th century with the settlement of Arab tribes along the Persian Gulf coast. It soon became a battleground, as the Saudis invaded in 1793 and decades later the al-Thani family, which established its residence in Doha in 1848, solicited protection from the British and the Ottomans against […]
Qatar’s Adaptive Foreign Policy
The country has long pursued a path independent from its neighbors in the Gulf region.
