Continuity and Change in Qatari Foreign Policy Towards Israel and Hamas after October 2023

Mohammed, Hander Abdulkhaleq

doi:10.63677/jqlap.2024.185031

	Continuity and Change in Qatari Foreign Policy Towards Israel and Hamas after October 2023
AL-Qadisiya Journal For Law and Political Sciences
Volume 15, Issue: 2 part 2, December 2024, Pages 929-948 PDF (935.83 K)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.63677/jqlap.2024.185031
Author
Hander Abdulkhaleq Mohammed^*
College of Political Science / University of Salahaddin - Erbil
Abstract
From the late 1990s until the outbreak of the Arab Spring revolutions, Qatar was able to become an important regional political player within the Arab regional system. Qatar's thriving security partnership with Washington formed the cornerstone upon which its program was built based on diplomacy of financing, mediation, and initiative to resolve conflicts and prevent the outbreak of other conflicts, which gave Qatar a greater degree of independence in its foreign policy. One of the most important features of Qatar's foreign policy is the principle of mediation on which this policy is based, as Doha established a prominent model in resolving regional and international conflicts, and thus Qatar seeks to acquire soft power that contributes to strengthening its legitimacy and position. Qatar's mediation initiatives and foreign policy and their motives were deliberately designed to put Qatar on the world map. Will Qatari foreign policy continue to deal with Israel and Hamas - as the two parties to the conflict within the principle of pleasing everyone and dealing with all conflicting parties - or will its foreign policy change within upcoming scenarios regarding the results and repercussions of the war between Israel and Hamas after October 2023?
Keywords
Change in foreign policy; Qatari foreign policy; Qatari mediation; Gaza war; future of Qatar's relationship with Hamas and Israel

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