Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface to the Paperback Edition ix
4. Acknowledgments xxv
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Setting the Stage 16
7. 2. The Subtle Powers of a Small State 46
8. 3. Foreign Policy and Power Projection 69
9. 4. The Stability of Royal Autocracy 105
10. 5. State Capacity and High Modernism 140
11. 6. Qatar’s Moment in History 165
12. Notes 175
13. Bibliography 203
14. Index 219