Making Sense of Turkey’s Reaction to the Qatar Crisis

Başkan, Birol; Pala, Ozgur

doi:10.1080/03932729.2020.1739846

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“…The resilience of the Qatari-Turkish partnership was also directly tested during a blockade initiated by several Arab countries against Qatar. In the midst of these events, Turkey showed its determination to stand by Qatar by condemning the blockade and sending aid to its partner (Başkan and Pala 2020).…”

Section: Qatar's Diplomatic Strategy: Hedging and Balancingmentioning

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Actorness of Small Power: The Case of Qatar

Al-Malki,

Safranchuk,

Chernov

2023

JGS

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Historically, in the system of international relations, small states have been the object of power, not its source. However, at present there is an increasing involvement of small states in international processes and a continuing re-definition of their role in the international system. The foreign policy of Qatar is a perfect case to study these processes and to test the new theories. The article is devoted to the consideration of the tools of Qatar's foreign policy influence, which it successfully uses to protect and promote its own interests. Considering that this state is limited in terms of strategically important factors, such as area, population, diversity of natural resources, it has managed to gain significant importance in international affairs in the Persian Gulf and the Middle East. This is due to a successful combination of the following factors: wealth, the image of a stable, progressive, and investment-friendly country and active diplomacy, which together make up its power potential.

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Section: Qatar's Diplomatic Strategy: Hedging and Balancingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Actorness of Small Power: The Case of Qatar

Al-Malki,

Safranchuk,

Chernov

2023

JGS

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“…The country supported revolutionary movements in Tunis, Libya, and Syria by sending money and military equipment whenever possible (Miller & Verhoeven, 2020). Qatar's close economic and political relationship with Turkey intensified due to evolving regional dynamics (Başkan & Pala, 2020). A similar reading of the region in the aftermath of the Arab Spring and an alignment of strategic goals brought these two countries together.…”

Section: The Crystallization Of Regional Economic and Political Suppomentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A similar reading of the region in the aftermath of the Arab Spring and an alignment of strategic goals brought these two countries together. Following the 2017 Gulf Crisis, Turkey stood firmly with Qatar by supporting it logistically and militarily against the blockade by the Quartet (Başkan & Pala, 2020). As a result, Qatar increased its economic cooperation and investment with Turkey while siphoning money away from Egypt and Bahrain.…”

Section: The Crystallization Of Regional Economic and Political Suppomentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The UAE also significantly scaled down its economic support of Tunis and Lebanon due to growing political differences (Ziadah, 2019). As shown in Figure 9, the diverging paths of Turkey and the UAE, initially with the onset of the Arab Spring protests and subsequently with the GCC Crisis, caused the UAE to scale down its investments and military purchases from Turkey (Başkan & Pala, 2020; Gamawa, 2019; Habibi, 2019). While Qatar's cooperation with Turkey grew stronger in the last decade, the UAE struck a formidable alliance with Egypt to prevent the advance of political Islam (i.e., Libya) and to support authoritarian regimes across the region (i.e., Sudan and Morocco) (Ulrichsen, 2018; Young, 2017) (Table 2).…”

Section: The Crystallization Of Regional Economic and Political Suppomentioning

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The Gulf Cooperation Council states: Crystallization of the regional cooperation and alliances amid dwindling resources

Tok

2021

Digest Mid East Studies

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The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states can be divided into two main camps in terms of hydrocarbon endowment per capita which can partially account for differences in policy directions. Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE (the rich triplet) have small populations while having large hydrocarbon (oil and natural gas) endowments compared to Bahrain, Oman, and Saudi Arabia. Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE have been effectively using their excess wealth in the form of investment for domestic economic diversification and overseas investments through their sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). Therefore, the rich triplet perceives the upcoming threat of decarbonization of the world's energy system lighter than the remaining members of the GCC in view of their prosperity. The expected decrease in oil demand and revenue within the next decade will put further strain on the relationship between these states.

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“…The foundational norm of non-intervention derived from state sovereignty is continually ignored. Non-compliance with other norms including democratic regionalism (Sadiki 2020), alliance-making (Saleh 2020;Başkan and Pala 2020;Bianco 2020) and conflict mediation (Milton-Edwards 2020; Fraihat 2020) follow suit. Measured against a Charter and declarations that speak to their internal history, bonds, tribal solidarity and Islamic membership, the GCC states repeatedly appear to disregard their own norms.…”

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The GCC in Crisis: Explorations of ‘Normlessness’ in Gulf Regionalism

Sadiki

Saleh

2020

The International Spectator

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In a field that is so loosely theorised, an investigation into intra-GCC conflict is both apposite and challenging. Empirically, interventions by Gulf states have proliferated across the GCC and MENA since 2011. This Special Issue seeks to fill a void in scholarship by looking at the ongoing crisis through the lens of norms. A hypothesised 'normlessness' has taken root: a collapse of (local) guiding principles, some even laid down by member states. Disregard for norms of non-intervention, popular sovereignty, mediation, alliance-making and social solidarity poses risks for (sub)regional stability. Provisionally, one notable weakness lies in prescriptive and proscriptive (regulative) norms pertaining to intra-GCC rules of engagement.

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Making Sense of Turkey’s Reaction to the Qatar Crisis

Cited by 11 publications

References 5 publications

Actorness of Small Power: The Case of Qatar

Actorness of Small Power: The Case of Qatar

The Gulf Cooperation Council states: Crystallization of the regional cooperation and alliances amid dwindling resources

The GCC in Crisis: Explorations of ‘Normlessness’ in Gulf Regionalism

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