Qatar: For Doha, the Best Defense Is a Good Arms Dealer

Qatar is sending new signals that the current regional blockade against it has still not compromised its independence. On Jan. 25, Qatar's ambassador to Russia, Fahad bin Mohammed al-Attiya, told Russia's Tass news agency that his country was in "advanced" talks to buy Russia's S-400 air defense system. The comments were widely published in Qatari media and have received acclaim from many prominent Qatari Twitter users....