Qatar’s position as the first LNG exporter is central to its entire foreign policy strategy
Cinzia Bianco contextualizes the 2022 World Cup in Qatar within the country’s international projection and dynamics.
Media mentions – The Gulf
The World Cup is the ultimate soft power coup for Qatar
The Pope’s visit could have come as an occasion to discuss the opening of a church in Saudi Arabia
Cinzia Bianco was quoted in L’Orient le Jour on the subject of the Pope’s visit to Saudi Arabia
Europeans have a clear interest in supporting the green transition in GCC states, Iraq, and Iran
Cinzia Bianco’s policy brief explores how Europe can promote environmental and climate cooperation between the Gulf Arab States and Iran
The Emiratis, like the Saudis, are opposed to the current bipolarization of the international scene. In the Ukrainian crisis, they refuse to choose sides.
Cinzia Bianco was quoted in Le Monde on the strategic reasons behind the lack of involvement of the the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in the war in Ukraine
The Saudi leadership has decided to show the US and the West how much leverage they currently have
The immobility of Europe – which is more involved in the energy crisis than the United States, but which again had to wait for a major US move (…) must also be emphasised in this respect
An ambitious agenda for US-Saudi cooperation could become a double-edged sword
The very fact that M.B.S. has managed to maintain his position at home makes him a necessary dialogue interlocutor if one wants to talk to Saudi Arabia