A prolonged conflict is bound to disrupt the model of regional stability and economic prosperity the Gulf has pursued.


Dr Khalid Al-Jaber is the Executive Director of the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He is a distinguished scholar and practitioner, specialisin...g in political communication and Middle East and North Africa affairs. Al-Jaber has held prominent leadership positions, including Director of Al-Sharq Studies & Research Center and Editor-in-Chief of The Peninsula, Qatar’s leading English-language daily newspaper.
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