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How Qatar is Trying to Become the Switzerland of the Middle East | Wendover Productions
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- Aug 1, 2026
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How Qatar is Trying to Become the Switzerland of the Middle East To try everything Brilliant has to offer-free-for a full 30 days, visit http://brilliant.org/wendover The first 200 of you will get 20% off Brilliant's annual premium subscriptionInstagram: http://Instagram.com/sam.from.wendover Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/WendoverPro Sponsorship Enquiries: [email protected] Other emails: [email protected] Reddit: http://Reddit.com/r/WendoverProductionsWriting by Sam Denby and Tristan Purdy Editing by Alexander Williard Lead Motion Design by Max Moser Motion Design by Sara Stoltman, Derek Brown Audio and Music by Manni Simon, Donovan Bullen Additional Editing by José Gámez Thumbnail by Simon Buckmaster Supervising Producers Graham Haerther, Travis SoutherlandReferences [1] https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/77120 [2] https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-blockade-on-qatar-helped-strengthen-its-economy-paving-the-way-to-stronger-regional-integration/ [3] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68091659 [4] https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/11/the-pitiful-endgame-of-saudi-arabias-qatar-blockade/ [5] https://fanack.com/gulf-cooperation-council/blockade-of-qatar-2017-2021/ [6] https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/how-qatar-became-the-worlds-go-to-hostage-negotiator [7] https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/gaza-diplomacy-cements-qatars-global-mediator-role-29e0ffb7 [8] https://theconversation.com/gaza-war-how-qatar-used-its-business-connections-to-become-a-leading-mediator-in-the-middle-east-218461 [9] https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/bitstream/handle/10822/1048298/Kamrava-Qatari%20Foreign%20Policy%20and%20the%20Exercise%20of%20Subtle%20Power.pdf?sequence=5&isAllowed=y Wendover Productions is all about explaining how our world works. From tr…