The Effects of The Israel Normalization Process on Qatar and Turkish-Qatari Relations

Qatar might feel pressure from its Gulf partners as well as Washington to be part of the normalization process. The issue also obstructs Qatar’s charm offensive in Africa, since poor states like Chad and Niger are asked to take sides, as was the case during the Qatar Crisis of June 2017. The scheme has also led Palestinians pivot to Qatar and Turkey for support, signalling that Doha and Ankara would collaborate more with Tehran as another faithful advocate of Palestine.

In the light of this overview, our online panel will discuss these subjects below:

1. Overview of the latest round of Arab-Israeli normalization
2. Historical comparison of Israel’s relations with Qatar and Turkey
3. Overview of Turkish-Qatari relations
4. Qatar, Turkey and possibly Iran as a counter-bloc against normalization (also consider here Russian concern about the military balance against Iran)
5. Implications for Qatar and Turkey’s relations with the broader Arab World & the USA

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