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Writing by Sam Denby and Tristan Purdy
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References
[1] 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] bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68091659
[4] foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/11/the-pitiful-endgame-of-saudi-arabias-qatar-blockade
[5] fanack.com/gulf-cooperation-council/blockade-of-qatar-2017-2021
[6] newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/how-qatar-became-the-worlds-go-to-hostage-negotiator
[7] wsj.com/world/middle-east/gaza-diplomacy-cements-qatars-global-mediator-role-29e0ffb7
[8] 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