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Qatar's defense, energy and foreign policy and its role as a regional mediator, covering Qatari military procurement and partnerships, LNG production and exports, diplomatic mediation between rival parties, key officials, and Qatar's relations with regional and global powers.
Qatar is the Gulf's most active mediator and one of its hardest-hit economies, with the Hormuz closure cutting LNG revenues and Emir Tamim telling the Shura Council on 13 October 2026 to safeguard public funds and prepare for worst-case scenarios, including renewed US-Iran hostilities.
This country hub tracks Doha's continuing indirect US-Iran mediation, its proposal with Oman and Turkey for a temporary safe shipping corridor and mine-clearance task force, its strategic relationship with China and Chinese financing for QatarEnergy, and its positioning ahead of the US midterms.
On defense, it covers Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman's 19 October plan for a domestic defense industry hub, Qatar's request for 24 F-35s and an MQ-9B order, Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Jassim Al-Mannai's priorities, cooperation with Germany, Britain and France including SkyDefender, and RBAT's role at Ras Laffan.
It also follows Qatar's role in Lebanon's electricity sector and joint energy investment with Saudi Arabia.
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