The Gulf Between · Volume I
The Wars
of Peace
A history of Qatari mediation in a thankless world.
By Nawaf M. Al Thani
History · Diplomacy · The work of peace
The Gulf Between series
A series by Nawaf M. Al Thani
Between conflict and its resolution lies a world rarely seen. The Gulf Between explores that world through the history, choices, and experience of Qatar.
The library
The books
A series that begins with the difficult work of mediation, and turns next to the terms of alliance.
Volume I · The first book
The Wars of Peace
A History of Qatari Mediation in a Thankless World
Beyond the printed page
The companion
Maps, reading pathways, and material to return to as the series unfolds.
The atlas
A geography of mediation
Explore the places that shape the story, through maps from the book.
Principles.
Positions.
Perspectives.
Companion reading
A reader’s guide
Questions and reading pathways through the five parts of The Wars of Peace.
From the book
Why this book
Read an excerpt from the Author’s Note on experience, distance, and the work of peace.
The author
Nawaf M.
Al Thani
Author, strategist, and founder of the Council on International Mediation. Nearly three decades of service across defense, intelligence, and diplomacy inform his writing on the choices that shape peace.
Podcast · Conversations to come
The Gulf Between
In Conversation
A space for dialogue beyond the page: the history, people, and difficult questions behind the books.
“The general understands what can be done. The diplomat understands what should be done.”
The Wars of Peace · Prologue