Title page
Contents
Summary 2
Overview and Bilateral Relations 5
U.S.-Qatar Defense and Security Relations 7
Arms Sales 9
Al Udeid Air Base and Military Construction 9
Counterterrorism Issues 10
U.S. Security Assistance 11
U.S.-Qatar Economic Relations 11
Congress and Qatar 12
Qatar and Hamas-related Legislation in the 118th Congress 13
Qatar and Iranian Funds-related Legislation in the 118th Congress 13
Qatari Politics and Government 14
Human Rights 15
Women's Rights 15
Labor Issues and Trafficking in Persons 16
Religious Freedom 17
Qatar's Foreign Policy 17
Qatar and Russia's War Against Ukraine 18
Qatar and China 19
Qatar and Afghanistan 19
Qatar and Its Neighbors 20
Gulf Cooperation Council and Other Arab States 20
Iran 21
Israel and the Palestinians 23
Fiscal, Economic, and Energy Issues 26
Outlook 28
Appendix. Proposed Major U.S.-Qatar Arms Sales 2012-2022 29
Author Information 30
Disclaimer 30
Figure 1. Qatar at-a-Glance 7
Figure 2. Map of Qatari Energy Resources and Select Infrastructure, 2015 26
Table A-1. Proposed Major U.S.-Qatar Arms Sales 2012-2022 29