The Qatar crisis: Challenges and opportunities

Hani Albasoos, Gubara Hassan and Sara Al Zadjali
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Hani Albasoos: Associate Professor(s)of Political Sciense, Sultan Qaboos University, Qatar
Gubara Hassan: Associate Professor(s)of Political Sciense, Sultan Qaboos University, Qatar
Sara Al Zadjali: Researcher in Gulf Studies, Qatar

International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), 2021, vol. 10, issue 1, 158-167

Abstract: This study reviews the challenges and opportunities encountered by Qatar because of the blockade imposed by the neighboring countries, namely Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Egypt. It endeavors to highlight potential scenarios of the crisis. This paper employs a secondary source of information to achieve the objectives, such as books, articles, reports, and academic research, which were later subjected to thematic analysis. The findings of this research reveal that crisis management was an effective strategy implemented by the Qatari Government. It helped Qatari officials to change and transfer the negative impacts to a positive force. The crisis management strategy encouraged Qatar to rely on their local industries, improve education and media institutes, and use Qatar’s soft power internationally. Although 2017 was a challenging year for Qatar due to the crisis, yet the national economy showed an accelerated growth of 5% in the second half of the same year. Key Words: Qatar, Crisis, Economy, Diplomacy, Challenges

Date: 2021
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