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Actors, Structures and Qatari Foreign Policy
Feb 10, 2020Marwan KabalanIn a research paper on Qatar’s foreign policy, Marwan Kabalan concludes that a small state’s geopolitical factors and relative capabilities remain central in a…
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Is a resolution of the GCC crisis imminent?
Nov 18, 2019Ibrahim FraihatIbrahim Fraihat argues that the September 14 attack on Aramco has had a significant effect on Riyadh and has forced Saudi Arabia to revise its policies toward …
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Qatar’s OPEC Exit
Dec 7, 2018Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS)The Qatari decision to withdraw from OPEC liberates it from pressures and commitments that may be unfair at times.
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How the blockade on Qatar failed
Jun 5, 2018Marwan KabalanThe GCC crisis has inflicted significant financial loss on Qatar, but it has failed to bring it down.
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Kuwait’s GCC Mediation: Incentives and Reasons for Failure
Jun 1, 2018Marwan KabalanKuwait has been a mediator in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) since the first crisis of 2013-2014 between Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and …
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The US-Qatar Strategic Dialogue: Messages and Implications
Feb 8, 2018Marwan KabalanThe most consequential outcome of the US-Qatar strategic dialogue is the US official declaration of “readiness to work jointly with Qatar to deter and confront…
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The Crisis in Gulf Relations: Motives behind the Campaign against Qatar
Jun 6, 2017Policy Analysis Unit, The Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesAlthough it is difficult to imagine that Washington was not involved in the latest measures against Qatar, the Trump Administration has so far appeared on the …
