The US will need to keep a wary eye on its newest non-NATO ally, as Qatar has long pursued a strategy of backing Islamists – from Hamas in Gaza to hard-line Syrian opposition fighters.
QATAR’S EMIR Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani meets with US President Joe Biden at the White House in January.(photo credit: LEAH MILLIS/REUTERS)ByNEVILLE TELLERUpdated: