Qatar can be described as a case, an agent or a contractor, but not as a state (albeit small) in the common meaning. It takes over the role of a great state because of its money and satellite channel, until it has become a mystery that many people cannot decipher. Fate also afflicted its peaceful people with a ruling family that is the worst in the history of the Arab regimes. Qatar has not witnessed throughout its history a single revolution, election or instance of active political life. Qatar has tried to play the role of mediator between many contradictions, sometimes between Hamas and Israel, other times between Iran and Saudi Arabia; or Hezbollah and Takfiri groups.

Source: Egypt Independent May 30, 2017 14:26 UTC