Qatar

  • Aug 30, 2017
  • 11 min read

Riyadh will liquidate assets faster than Gulf peers

Gulf Arab sovereign wealth funds face an extended period of retrenchment and institutionalisation

Saudi Arabia
  • Aug 24, 2017
  • 2 min read

Doha will prioritise Washington ties above Tehran

Qatar is returning its ambassador to Iran, in a gesture of defiance against Saudi Arabia

Qatar
  • Aug 18, 2017
  • 7 min read

Qatari LNG plans will depress global prices

Energy markets are on edge after Qatar’s decision to hike its liquefied natural gas (LNG) output

Qatar
  • Aug 17, 2017
  • 2 min read

Gulf enemies could hope to undermine Qatari emir

Manama accuses Doha of seeking to destabilise its leadership; Riyadh may aim to do the same to Doha

Gulf states
  • Aug 15, 2017
  • 2 min read

Muslim Brotherhood demands deter Middle East democracy

The targeting of the Muslim Brotherhood by Arab countries boycotting Qatar belies the movement’s parliamentary role

Middle East
  • Aug 2, 2017
  • 7 min read

Gulf citizens will demand stronger nationality rights

The Qatar crisis has drawn attention to Gulf rulers’ tight control of citizenship

Gulf states
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • 2 min read

Qatar’s WTO complaint could discomfit its enemies

Doha is using all available multilateral mechanisms to counter the boycott by four influential Arab states

Qatar
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • 2 min read

Qatar’s ‘independent’ foreign policy will be costly

The crisis in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has radically upset Doha’s foreign relations

Qatar