Activist Foreign Policy Continues

October 2008 | Political Risk Alert

Having recently carved a niche for itself as a regional peacemaker, Qatar is looking to maintain a high diplomatic profile, now turning its attention to the Darfur conflict. In May, Qatar played a crucial role in helping to secure the Doha Agreement that has brought a measure of peace and stability to Lebanon, and it intends to continue playing the role of bridge builder, offering to host peace talks between the Sudanese government and the Darfur rebel movement. In this instance Doha could find that convincing the non-Arab Darfurians that it is an honest broker is a challenge, as both

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