미군의 아프가니스탄 철수와 카타르 외교 정책의 역할

U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Role of Qatar's Foreign Policy

Qatar has played a vital role in mediation between the US, international society, and the Taliban since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. Over the last decade, Qatar’s foreign policy made trouble with its neighboring countries and it leads to even cut diplomatic ties with them. Though this foreign policy threats the regime itself, its policy impact increases regional influence due to changes in the regional security order in the Middle East. This study is based on the hypothesis that Qatar’s hedging policy to Iran, non-state actors(Taliban), and the US impact on Qatar’s recent role in United States’ Afghanistan withdrawal. In particular, this study analyzes Qatar’s foreign policy, which maintained friendly relations with both the US and the Taliban creating an opportunity for Qatar to act as a mediator to prevent chaos in the region as a trusted ally of the US. To test this hypothesis, this study examines several cases including Qatar’s foreign policy to Iran (as well as nuclear negotiation) and the US, and Qatar diplomatic crisis in 2017 from the perspective of hedging strategy.