A Country Study: Qatar

• Persian Gulf States -- Qatar
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• Introduction

• Chapter 1 - Historical Setting
  • Trade in the Gulf
  • The Gulf in the Ancient World
  • Early Development of Islam
    • Sunni Islam
    • Shia Islam
    • The Spread of Islam
  • The Gulf in the Middle Ages
  • The Age of Colonialism
  • Wahhabi Islam and the Gulf
  • Treaties with the British
  • Discovery of Oil
  • Independence
  • Developments Since Independence
  • Tribal Nature of Gulf Society

• Chapter 4 - Qatar
  • Qatar -- Country Profile
    • Country
    • Geography
    • Society
    • Economy
    • Transportation and Telecommunications
    • Government and Politics
    • National Security
  • Qatar -- Historical Background
  • Qatar -- Geography
  • Qatar -- Population
  • Qatar -- Education and Welfare
  • Qatar -- Health
  • Qatar -- The Economy
    • Oil and Natural Gas
      • Oil
      • Natural Gas
    • Industry
    • Labor
    • Agriculture and Fishing
    • Transportation and Telecommunications
    • Money and Banking
    • Budget
    • Trade
  • Qatar -- Government and Politics
    • The Al Thani
    • The Merchant Families
    • Opposition
    • The Media
  • Qatar -- Foreign Relations

• Chapter 7 - Regional and National Security Considerations
  • Historical Overview
    • Impact of the Iran-Iraq War, 1980-88
    • Persian Gulf War, 1991
  • Territorial Disputes
  • Regional Security Problems
  • Collective Security under the Gulf Cooperation Council
  • Military Capabilities of the Persian Gulf States
  • Kuwait
    • Background
    • Organization and Mission of the Forces
    • Role of Kuwaiti Armed Forces in the Persian Gulf War
    • Personnel, Training, and Recruitment
    • Internal Security
    • Police and the Criminal Justice System
    • Human Rights Practices
  • Bahrain
    • Persian Gulf War
    • Internal Security
  • Qatar
  • United Arab Emirates
    • Background
    • Organization and Equipment
    • The Role of the United Arab Emirates in the Iran-Iraq War and the Persian Gulf War
    • Internal Security Problems
  • Oman
    • Background
    • Mission of the Armed Forces
    • Organization and Equipment of the Armed Forces
    • Omani Role in the Persian Gulf War, 1991
    • Internal Security

• Appendix. Tables
• Bibliography
• Glossary