We would like to thank Georgetown University in Qatar and Gerd Nonnemanfor their financial assistance in this project. We would also like to thank QatarUniversity and the Gulf Research Center Foundation, especially Christian Koch, fortheir support and encouragement both in conceiving and completing this project.Special thanks to our contributors for their feedback, counsel, and expertise aboutthe variety of topics and issues covered in this book. Finally, we owe our editor,Malcolm Campbell, a debt of gratitude for his patience and advice throughout theprocess.