Beating the blockade: How Qatar prevailed over a siege

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"The blockade has prepared Qatar well to deal with the supply chain disruptions we have seen globally during the COVID-19 crisis," said Andreas Krieg, assistant professor of defence studies at King's College London.

"Qatar has achieved a lot more self-sufficiency across the food and agricultural sector, as well as the transport sector, making Qatar more autarkic and independent in managing supplies chains," Krieg told Al Jazeera.

According to Krieg, Qatar is likely to do that again after the world saw its lowest energy prices in April.

"COVID-19 will have an immense impact on most countries around the world, especially the hydrocarbon rentier states in the Gulf. However, Qatar will fare a lot better than most of its neighbours because of a comfortable cushion from its sovereign wealth fund that will have to pump money into the economy," he said.

Period	5 Jun 2020
Held at	Al Jazeera, Qatar