Qatar: From Striking Peace Deals to Sustaining Moral Vision

Dennis Galvan is the director for the Center of International Studies at UO
Waleed Madibo is a senior expert of Institutional development at MDPS
Qatar Institute of Peace (QIP)
  • Qatar has for long depended on the courage and charisma of its leadership to strike peace deals or directly influence change.
  • Now that the country has undergone succession, an institutional memory must be established through the formulation of specific policy initiatives.
  • Hundreds of meetings and in-depth interviews held in Doha must be indexed and properly scrutinized, lest their value evaporate in the corridors of 7stars hotels.
  • An institute of peace will carry the legacy of Sk. Hamad, as well allow room for embeddedness of efforts.
  • QIP can gain authenticity through its contrast of methodologies with those of renowned peace institutes such as Heidelberg, USIP, DFID, Center of International Studies at the University of Oregon, etc.
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