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Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Note on transliteration -- Chapter 1: Tatarstan and the Gulf states: A recurrent puzzle -- Chapter 2: TASSR and the Gulf states: Limited partnership -- Chapter 3: TASSR and the Gulf states: The Moscow factor -- Chapter 4: Tatarstan and the Gulf states: Emergence of relations -- Chapter 5: Tatarstan and the Gulf states: The Moscow factor -- Chapter 6: Russian Muslim Republics: Paradiplomacies towards the GCC -- Chapter 7: Afterword: The impact of the Ukraine conflict on Gulf-Moscow-Kazan relations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

"This book explains the parameters of Qatar's political growth by developing an alternative theory of power - 'rented' power. The author demonstrates how Qatar's emergence as a regional power can be solely explained by its capacity as a gas-rich rentier state. By using Qatar as an empirical case study of the 'rented' power theory, readers will gain insight into Qatar's engagement with non-state actors (political Islam, tribes, media, sports, and others) to wield its power, allowing Qatar to 'rent' the well-established influence of non-state actors due to their transnational nature. The Qatari case demonstrates a state's ability to establish a patron-client relationship with non-state actors, overcoming limitations set by size or military strength to gain international influence. This book is accessible to a wide readership: it will be of interest of scholars, postgraduates, journalists, and policy experts, and a general audience whose interests include the politics of the Middle East and the GCC states particularly"--

"This book explains the parameters of Qatar's political growth by developing an alternative theory of power - 'rented' power. The author demonstrates how Qatar's emergence as a regional power can be solely explained by its capacity as a gas-rich rentier state. By using Qatar as an empirical case study of the 'rented' power theory, readers will gain insight into Qatar's engagement with non-state actors (political Islam, tribes, media, sports, and others) to wield its power, allowing Qatar to 'rent' the well-established influence of non-state actors due to their transnational nature. The Qatari case demonstrates a state's ability to establish a patron-client relationship with non-state actors, overcoming limitations set by size or military strength to gain international influence. This book is accessible to a wide readership: it will be of interest of scholars, postgraduates, journalists, and policy experts, and a general audience whose interests include the politics of the Middle East and the GCC states particularly"--

Part I. GCC and Post-Brexit Europe and UK -- Chapter 1: Post-Brexit Britain, Europe and Policy Towards Iran and the GCC states: Potential Challenges, and the Possibility of Cooperation -- Chapter 2: The "Brexit dilemma": hard, mild or soft exit? The possible impact of post Brexit on EU-GCC and UK-GCC relations -- Chapter 3: Rising challenges to the US-led regional security architecture in the European Union and Gulf -- Chapter 4: Converging Diversification Concerns: Why are Europeans and Gulf States looking for a deepening of relations -- Part Two: Iran and Post-Brexit Europe and UK. Chapter 5: JCPoA's destiny: Europe between the USA and Iran. For how long? -- Chapter 6: The Potential Impact of Brexit on the E3/EU's Iran Policy: An Early Assessment -- Chapter 7: Brexit politico-economic influence on the prospects of trade and investment relations between the UK and the Gulf states -- Chapter 8: The Bahrain-UK partnership: Requirements and Obstacles -- Chapter 9: Afterword: Potential challenges and potential outcomes of Brexit: Relations between the UK, the GCC and Iran.