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military base in Qatar. Qatar developed many relations with different countries and regions in different regions of the world.</p><p id="556b">With the developments, Qatar made an effort to pass minimum damage the blockade. For example, after the air blockade, Qatar deals with Iran for using their airspace. It was not good news for the axis of Saudi Arabia because <a href="https://theloadstar.com/costs-set-to-fall-for-qatar-airways-as-middle-east-blockade-comes-to-an-end/">Qatar paid 100 million $ to Iran payments </a>for it.</p><p id="3a71">The most important thing is that Qatar didn’t lose its relationship with the USA. To put it simply, even though the axis of Saudi Arabia wants to enforce the blockade, Qatar worked to evade using diplomacy, economic relationships, and media network.</p><h1 id="a712">2.New Balances of the Middle East</h1><p id="b9cf">The world understood although all of the sanctions on Iran, it doesn’t work. Iran should be gained in the international political system again. If the USA’s governments decide to support only a group of countries, like the Trump administration, the Middle East will be more chaotic. Since Trump supported only the block of Saudi-UAE, in the Middle East was born many new conflicts between the blocks.</p><p id="7aaf">The Middle East countries were divided into three different parts. The first side consists of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE, and Bahrain. The second side consists of Iran, Syria, Lebanon Hezbollah, Houthis’ Yemen, some part organization of Iraq. The third and new side consists of Qatar and Turkey. Some countries which are Kuwait and Oman choose as a mediator role. Saudi Arabia wanted to engage with Qatar again.</p><h1 id="69d9">3. Regional and Global Power Competition in the Middle East</h1><p id="4e1c">Qatar has improved deep relationships with Turkey. Turkey wants to establish a new strategy that grows the footprint in the Middle East. Also, Turkey has a military complex in Qatar. Qatar and Turkey move together in Libya, Syria and they support each other in various fields that include economy, politics, military, and many other issues.</p><p id="0238">Also, Saudi Arabia presses mediator countries which are Oman and Kuwait to participate in the own side opposite of Iran. Both Oman and Kuwait suffer from serious economic problems that ruin the balance of liquidity during the coronavirus pandemic. Saudi Arabia wants to use this situation as an advantage.</p><p id="93db">The US should aid mediator countries because they play a very important role to solve conflicts. If meditator cou

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The Middle East: After End of The Blockade on Qatar

End of the Blockade on Qatar and Evaluating the New Balance in The Middle East

Qatar’s Capital City Doha — This photo took from Pixaby. https://pixabay.com/tr/photos/katar-doha-%C5%9Fehir-cornish-5370955/

Since Iran Islamic Revolution, Iran expanded its own footprint in the Middle East using the Shiah sect. Today, we can see the effects of Iran on some countries that have the Shia society which is Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen. This situation has been sensed as a threat from the Gulf countries.

Arab Spring has created a political structure that is divided into three parts that Saudi Arabi-UAE, Iran, and Turkey-Qatar. The political structure has been shaped by the blockade of Qatar strongly. But we can’t categorize the axis completely. Donald Trump had supported Israel and the axis that includes Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE, Bahrain. This situation has started the diplomatic relations between Israel and UAE, Morocco, Sudan, Bahrain countries.

Saudi Arabia, head of the axis, did not develop diplomatic relations with Israel as a result of the reaction of the Saudi public. King Salman did not accept to normalize with Israel, But this situation won’t continue anymore because Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman wants to establish official diplomatic relations with Israel.

1. Why Did The Blockade on Qatar start?

Trump pursued a hostile policy towards Iran to protect Israel. So, Saudi Arabia and UAE felt safer against Iran’s hostile threats. With the trust, They had blockaded Qatar. One of the main causes of the blockade of Qatar develops independent foreign policy.

Even though Muslim Brotherhood is declared as a terrorist organization by the Saudi axis, it operates activities as a legal organization in Qatar. This situation has been sensed as a threat to the direct regime in the Gulf monarchies.

After the blockade, Iran and Turkey aided Qatar strongly. Also, Turkey has a military base in Qatar. Qatar developed many relations with different countries and regions in different regions of the world.

With the developments, Qatar made an effort to pass minimum damage the blockade. For example, after the air blockade, Qatar deals with Iran for using their airspace. It was not good news for the axis of Saudi Arabia because Qatar paid 100 million $ to Iran payments for it.

The most important thing is that Qatar didn’t lose its relationship with the USA. To put it simply, even though the axis of Saudi Arabia wants to enforce the blockade, Qatar worked to evade using diplomacy, economic relationships, and media network.

2.New Balances of the Middle East

The world understood although all of the sanctions on Iran, it doesn’t work. Iran should be gained in the international political system again. If the USA’s governments decide to support only a group of countries, like the Trump administration, the Middle East will be more chaotic. Since Trump supported only the block of Saudi-UAE, in the Middle East was born many new conflicts between the blocks.

The Middle East countries were divided into three different parts. The first side consists of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE, and Bahrain. The second side consists of Iran, Syria, Lebanon Hezbollah, Houthis’ Yemen, some part organization of Iraq. The third and new side consists of Qatar and Turkey. Some countries which are Kuwait and Oman choose as a mediator role. Saudi Arabia wanted to engage with Qatar again.

3. Regional and Global Power Competition in the Middle East

Qatar has improved deep relationships with Turkey. Turkey wants to establish a new strategy that grows the footprint in the Middle East. Also, Turkey has a military complex in Qatar. Qatar and Turkey move together in Libya, Syria and they support each other in various fields that include economy, politics, military, and many other issues.

Also, Saudi Arabia presses mediator countries which are Oman and Kuwait to participate in the own side opposite of Iran. Both Oman and Kuwait suffer from serious economic problems that ruin the balance of liquidity during the coronavirus pandemic. Saudi Arabia wants to use this situation as an advantage.

The US should aid mediator countries because they play a very important role to solve conflicts. If meditator countries are part of a side, the Middle East can witness more conflicts.

One of the other problems is uncontrolled armament. Saudi Arabia and UAE buy military equipment from China and Russia. Also, China will build nuclear facilities in Saudi Arabia. Not only, China developed cooperation with Saudi Arabia but also developed cooperation with many countries from different axes and Israel. Iran and Israel have nuclear weapons. President Erdoğan expressed that, Someone has a missile with a nuclear warhead, but I don’t have it, I don’t accept it. It’s meant that Turkey may have a nuclear weapon in the future.

The developments are so dangerous for the stability of the region. The US should come back to the issues of the Middle East and it should make a wide policy for stability. If a diplomatic table doesn’t build to represent all countries, the stability of the Middle East stays as a dream.

Middle East
USA
Politics
Foreign Policy
Saudi Arabia
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