After the early 2000s, Qatar began to accumulate substantial wealth from the export of its energy resources (…) and reinvested all these resources in many European countries
In an interview on the TV show Piazza Pulita, Cinzia Bianco delves into Qatar’s international political strategy, and its relations with Europe
So far, it is very clear to them (Middle East states) a year after the isolation of Russia that picking sides would not be in their interest and so they still very much refuse to do so
In choosing Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber, the UAE wanted to “balance saving the fossil fuel industry with concrete steps to promote more sustainable industries and practices”,
Cinzia Bianco on the appointment of Ahmed al-Jaber as head of the next UN climate conference
Women in Qatar and the other Gulf monarchies have seen significant and substantial improvements in 2018 and 2019
Cinzia Bianco says the corruption scandal could lead to a delay in any progress towards a future energy partnership between the EU and Qatar
Qatar needs to sell gas and is taking advantage of the high demand from EU countries
Arturo Varvelli comments on declarations made by Doha that the suspension of Qatari representatives’ access to the EU parliament may have an impact on the supply of natural gas to the EU
Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudi Arabia consecrated relations between Ryadh and Beijing
Saudi Arabia wants to emancipate itself from exclusive dependence on Washington
Xi Jinping still appears to be a credible interlocutor for Saudi Arabia, which represents a priority for China
If he became the EU’s special envoy to the region, it would be the premature death of some kind of European Union policy, presence, agency in the Gulf