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Jun 20, 2021 · Abstract. Through careful historical and comparative regional analysis, this chapter examines the current condition of governance in Qatar. The governance of Qatar has fundamentally transformed since the nation’s 1971 independence. The Gulf country’s unique economic, political, social, and regional conditions have, at times, precipitated ...
Jul 19, 2017 · Qatar's stock market lost about 10%, or about $15bn (£12bn), in market value over the first four weeks of the crisis. However, the stock market has since recovered 6% of its pre-crisis value.
Politics of Air Transport: The Qatar Issue. In June 2017, numerous flights of Qatar Airways had to be cancelled after Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates closed their airspace to Qatari planes, seemingly in response to Qatar’s alleged support of Islamic militants and Iran. Eventually, nine countries imposed diplomatic restrictions on ...
Political Reform in the Gulf: The Case of Qatar. ANDREW RATHMELL and KIRSTEN SCHULZE. There appears to be a conventional wisdom among students of the Gulf that a combination of economic and social developments is stimulating far reaching change in the political structures of the Gulf oil states. The end of the oil boom, the need to integrate ...
The ruling family maintains a monopoly on political power, and the system excludes the possibility of a change in government through elections. Dissident members of the Qatari ruling family living abroad have at times advocated for political change in Qatar, though they have no organized public support.
Apr 5, 2021 · The present study examines these key questions of citizen-state, citizen-citizen, and citizen-expatriate relations in the Gulf through the lens of post-blockade Qatar. The momentous and unforeseen nature of the embargo renders the case a rare laboratory in which to study social and political changes spurred by the events of June 2017.
Jan 28, 2017 · Political Environment. Qatar also known as state of Qatar is a sovereign Arab state, located in western Asia. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. A strait of the Persian Gulf separates Qatar from nearby island state of Bahrain. Qatar has been ruled absolutely by ...
