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Qatar’s quagmire: existential fears and missed opportunities

Qatar’s quagmire: existential fears and missed opportunities

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Jul 31, 2015
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By James M. Dorsey

Walking around Qatar’s monumental Aspire Dome sports academy, coach Fred Engh noticed kids playing soccer on an indoor field big enough to accommodate four teams simultaneously during a break in an annual gathering of hundreds of sports leaders designed to project the Gulf state as an innovative, socially responsible global sports hub.

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