For decades now, the tiny gas-rich nation of Qatar has been surviving off the back of its international diplomacy - serving as the table where all can come to negotiate, from U.S. presidents to Saudi sultans to Taliban warlords. But now we’re in an era where international laws and diplomatic norms don’t carry the weight they used to, a world where conflict between major, minor, and middle powers is commonplace.
As old alliances begin to fall apart, what does Qatar’s fate tell us about the world we’re living in now? Is the law of the jungle the only law left?
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