Money Can't Buy Qatar Love (or Peace)
Doha’s $12 billion bribe to Tehran won’t buy its way out of Donald Trump’s forced normalization trap.
Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (left) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (right) sit together at a formal Gulf summit in April 2026. (@TamimBinHamad/X)
It’s Tuesday, May 26, and imagine you are a small country surrounded by larger, far more aggressive neighbors. You have one distinct advantage: trillions of dollars in oil and gas wealth. Wh…
