Media mentions – Qatar
Qatar’s position as a major mediator has its roots in the early 2000s-then the country developed relations with all Islamists linked to the Muslim Brotherhood
Since the ‘90s Qatar has managed to be a place where different entities could coexist, then offering itself as useful mediator with the international community, and especially with the US
Qatar has this mediating role because it hosts Hamas’ political leadership, which after its expulsion from Turkey has nowhere to go, unless it wants to go back to Gaza or move to Iran
Qatar has developed in the past twenty years its own international projection, but I’m afraid it’s not going to be able to untangle the situation. Perhaps Egypt could play a decisive role.
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
Cinzia Bianco says the corruption scandal could lead to a delay in any progress towards a future energy partnership between the EU and Qatar
Germany is the only EU country that has signed a significant long-term energy agreement with Qatar
Cinzia Bianco on Europe’s energy options after the European Parliament corruption crisis
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
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.