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Trouble in sport's paradise: Can Qatar overcome the diplomatic crisis?

Trouble in sport's paradise: Can Qatar overcome the diplomatic crisis?

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Nov 27, 2017
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By James M. Dorsey

The crisis in the Gulf that pits Qatar against a UAE-Saudi-led alliance is Qatar’s least problem when it comes to the 2022 World Cup.

Beyond the fact that efforts by Gulf states, first and foremost among which the United Arab Emirates, have sought to discredit Qatar as a host long before the UAE and Saudi Arabia in June declared their d…

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