Qatar Сrisis: What’s Next?

... emirate. Scenario three: with confrontation intensifying, Qatar would resort to aggressive measures, disaffiliating from the GCC and would face further rapprochement with Turkey and Iran. In this case, Qatar’s policies on Syria might undergo certain changes, whereupon Doha is likely to join the Astana troika, turning it into ... ... grave consequences for all parties. Even if this unlikely scenario does arise, however, the confrontation cannot last very long. Russia, with various instruments for influencing its Middle Eastern partners at its disposal, is well positioned to have a peacemaking ...