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The longer the Gulf crisis lasts, the higher the stakes get

The longer the Gulf crisis lasts, the higher the stakes get

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Jun 12, 2017
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A Qatari LNG vessel / Source: Nakhilat

By James M. Dorsey

Saudi Arabia and the UAE appear to be contemplating engineering a military coup in Qatar with the stakes in the Gulf crisis so high that a negotiated solution may prove difficult, if not impossible.

Neither side in the Gulf divide can afford to back down or be seen to have failed in achieving its ob…

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