From Rise to Crisis: The Qatari Leadership

Esra Çavuşoğlu

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From Rise to Crisis: The Qatari Leadership

Abstract

Qatar, a young and tiny Gulf State, realized a remarkable transformation through an immense economic development between 1995 and 2013, and emerged as an active and influential actor at the international stage, receiving worldwide attention and scholarly interests. However, in the post-Arab Spring context, Qatar became the linchpin of a regional crisis as a consequence of the emerging political clash among the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States. This paper analyzes Qatar’s distinctive policies throughout its rise (1995-2013) and the recent period of the regional crisis within the framework of leadership conception. It is argued that the leadership factor played a key role in transforming both the auspicious circumstances of the previous term and the challenging circumstances of the recent term into great advantages to promote Qatar’s autonomy. Through this perspective, it is aimed to address why and how Qatar differs from other small Gulf States, and how this affected Qatar’s emerging as a rising power and as a major party to the regional crisis.

Keywords

Qatar, Persian Gulf, Middle East, GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council), Gulf Crisis

Yükselişten Krize Katar’ın Liderliği

Abstract

Oldukça yeni ve küçük bir devlet olan Katar, 1995-2013 periyodunda büyük bir ekonomik büyüme paralelinde gerçekleştirdiği dönüşüm sonucunda aktif ve etkin bir aktör olarak uluslararası arenaya katılarak dikkatleri üzerine çekmiş ve akademik çalışmaların ilgi odağı haline gelmiştir. Ne var ki “Arap Baharı” sonrası bağlamda Körfez İşbirliği Konseyi (KİK) ülkeleri arasında ortaya çıkan siyasi çatışma sonucu Katar’ın adı bölgesel bir krizi ifade eder hale gelmiştir. Bu makale Katar’ın hem 1995-2013 yükseliş döneminde hem de halen devam eden kriz döneminde, kendine özgü politikalarını liderlik konsepti çerçevesinde incelemektedir. Bu çalışma liderlik faktörünün yükseliş döneminin oldukça elverişli şartlarının olduğu kadar kriz döneminin zorlu şartlarının da Katar’ın ilerlemesi yolunda önemli avantajlara dönüştürülmüş olmasında anahtar rol oynadığını iddia etmektedir. Bu yaklaşımla, Katar’ın neden ve ne şekilde diğer küçük Körfez ülkelerinden farklılaştığı ve bunun etkin bir uluslararası aktör olarak yükselmesi ve de bölgesel krizin ana tarafı haline gelmesi üzerindeki etkileri ortaya konmaktadır.

Keywords

Katar, Basra Körfezi, Ortadoğu, KİK (Körfez İşbirliği Konseyi), Körfez Krizi

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