Wealthy Qatar is territorially small to have a huge military. It makes up for the lack of military muscle by being a hostage negotiator. At times, a double game that it allegedly plays with the help of its proxies.
French journalists allegedly shared sensitive information from the 'Qatar Papers' book with an advisor to the Bahraini king under the guise of "translation".
Their book, "Qatar Papers," brought to light the emirate's funding of 140 initiatives encompassing mosques, Islamic centres, and schools across Europe and France. A significant number of these initiatives were linked to the Muslim Brotherhood