Qatar

October 2008 | Ratings Update

Having played a crucial role in helping to secure May's Doha Agreement that has brought a measure of peace and stability to Lebanon, Qatar 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 Qatar and Sudan are members of the Arab league. However, considering that condemnation of Khartoum by the West has had little effect on the situation within Sudan, potential Qatari-mediated talks could

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