Wahhabism vs. Wahhabism: Qatar Challenges Saudi Arabia (Part 2)

Turning the page?

When Tamim took over the reins of power in June 2013, he

inherited a state that his father ensured was tightly controlled

by his wing of the Al Thanis. Hamad created institutions and

government offices that were populated by loyalists as well as

his offspring and bore the characteristics of autocracy:

centralized and personalized decision-ma…