Via The Africa Report, an article on Qatar’s growing reach in Africa, from eastern DRC to RwandAir: Doha is working to position itself as a trusted mediator in African conflicts – a strategic move that aligns with the broader ambitions of the Gulf monarchy, which is also expanding its footprint across the continent. Here is […]
Read more »Via OilPrice.com, a report that Qatar will supply natural gas to Syria’s new government: Qatar is set to supply Syria with natural gas via Jordan with Washington’s approval, Reuters has reported. Qatar was one of the fiercest opponents of the deposed Bashar al-Assad and one of the strongest supporters of the rebels-turned rulers currently in charge. The […]
Read more »Via Semafor, an article on Qatar’s investment interest in affordable housing: Gulf real estate investments usually revolve around prime properties in cosmopolitan cities, but Qatar’s latest deals are a bit downmarket. The Qatar Investment Authority, Doha’s sovereign wealth fund, has joined private equity firm Warburg Pincus and other investors to buy a $141 million stake in […]
Read more »Courtesy of Harvard’s Belfer Center, a new report on the expanding role of Middle Powers such as Brazil, India, Japan, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE, and Qatar in Africa: This original primer, conducted as research for The Africa Futures Project, is an initial exploration into the evolving roles and increasing influence of “middle powers” in […]
Read more »Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at how – historically – the Arabian Peninsula played a key role as a maritime hub connecting East African trade routes to the Middle East: Historically, the Arabian Peninsula played a key role as a maritime hub connecting East African trade routes to the Middle East. Today, three Gulf Cooperation […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on a first such collaboration between western and Gulf states to challenge Asian nation over supply of clean energy minerals: Qatar has invested in a US-backed initiative designed to loosen China’s dominance of minerals critical to clean energy in the first such collaboration between a western and Gulf […]
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