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Podcast: Middle East Dossier
Episode: 2020 S R Nathan Distinguished Lecture
Description: In an increasingly multipolar world, small states are facing many dilemmas. Can small states prosper while they are continuously facing threats to their existence? How can small states navigate their way through questions of development, globalisation, security and multilateralism while preserving and defending their autonomy and identity?
The Qatari Assistant Foreign Minister will discuss how her country is thriving despite a land, sea and air blockade that its neighbours illegally imposed three years ago, and how small countries can navigate their geopolitical positions in this contested era. Qatar is notably present in the international arena, being the w...