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Past Event

Book Launch: Qatar and the United Arab Emirates: Diverging Paths to Regional and Global Power

On November 17, AGSI hosted a discussion on Qatar's and the United Arab Emirates' paths to prominence in the Middle East and beyond.

Date

Nov 17, 2025

About the event

In her new book, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates: Diverging Paths to Regional and Global Power, Emma Soubrier unpacks the nuts and bolts of the two states’ rise to prominence, exploring how their diverging foreign and security policies have enabled them to become power players in the Middle East and beyond.

The views represented herein are the author's or speaker's own and do not necessarily reflect the views of AGSI, its staff, or its board of directors.

Speakers

Emma Soubrier

Non-Resident Fellow, AGSI; Associate Researcher, Université Côte d'Azur and the Fletcher School, Tufts University

David Des Roches headshot

DB Des Roches

Non-Resident Fellow, AGSI; Associate Professor, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University

Moderator

Kristin Smith Diwan

Senior Resident Scholar, AGSI