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In Hostage Negotiation, Qatar Plays Middleman To Prove Its Worth

The small, oil-rich Arabian Gulf nation of Qatar played a key role in freeing U.S. hostage Peter Theo Curtis after nearly two years in Syria. For context on the release, Robert Siegel speaks with Shadi Hamid, the director of research at Brookings, Doha Center.

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