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Essential Geopolitics: Exploring the Rapprochement Between Saudi Arabia and Qatar

Jan 7, 2021 | 04:45 GMT

RANE

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast, Emily Donahue speaks to Emily Hawthorne, a Middle East and North Africa analyst for Stratfor and RANE. The topic? After a three and a half year freeze out, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries are lifting an air and sea embargo against Qatar after concerted U.S. efforts to ease tensions. But what does this mean, exactly? 

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Further Reading from Stratfor Worldview:

Stratfor's 2021 Annual Forecast

A Potential Breakthrough in Qatar Paves the Way for GCC Reconciliation

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