Kristian Coates Ulrichsen is a research fellow at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. He is the author of Insecure Gulf: The End of Certainty and the Transition to the Post-Oil Era and The First World War in the Middle East, both published by Hurst.

'Cliched as it may sound, there has never been a better time to publish a book on Qatar. With the heady do-no-wrong boom years firmly behind it, Qatar now seems caught in a web of international intrigue, proxy wars, and counter-espionage. Ulrichsen's latest is an excellent primer as we wait and watch events unfold.'

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen is a research fellow at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. He is the author of Insecure Gulf: The End of Certainty and the Transition to the Post-Oil Era and The First World War in the Middle East, both published by Hurst.

'Cliched as it may sound, there has never been a better time to publish a book on Qatar. With the heady do-no-wrong boom years firmly behind it, Qatar now seems caught in a web of international intrigue, proxy wars, and counter-espionage. Ulrichsen's latest is an excellent primer as we wait and watch events unfold.'

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen is a research fellow at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. He is the author of Insecure Gulf: The End of Certainty and the Transition to the Post-Oil Era and The First World War in the Middle East, both published by Hurst.

'Cliched as it may sound, there has never been a better time to publish a book on Qatar. With the heady do-no-wrong boom years firmly behind it, Qatar now seems caught in a web of international intrigue, proxy wars, and counter-espionage. Ulrichsen's latest is an excellent primer as we wait and watch events unfold.'