Second Qatar Crisis: Causes and Possible Solutions
... considerably if it let another power shift happen in the country without interfering. The potential of Turkey deploying troops to Qatar could mitigate the threat of a military coup or any other use of hard power by the Saudis or the Emirates. Kuwait and Oman might also provide certain political support to Doha in this context. The United States generally wants to once again punish the leadership of the Kingdom for misbehaving, all that is asked is to break off all ties to Iran and Hamas. It will view any displacement of Sheikh Tamim via a military coup, even if carried out by internal players, as a result of external (first and foremost Saudi) interference. Such a coup might negatively impact the United States’ image, since its ...