Qatar The Ambitions of a Rich Small Nation Micol Briziobello - Misna

who would be the next country to suffer the sane plight, and
they also spoke of a domino effect, which is exactly what has
taken place.
B) Libya, Algeria and Tunisia
Completing the picture, it’s important to mention the
meeting in Algeria of the Ministers for Energy and Industry
of both Qatar and Algeria, which concluded with both
nations signing a co-operation memorandum concerning the
mining sector with a possible impact on the sector of food
production. A fact that most definitely cannot be ignored is
that both countries are producers of hydrocarbons and that
Qatar has the world’s biggest reserves of gas.
Due to exactly this, on the 16th of November 2011, in Doha,
the first ever summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum
(www.gecforum.org) was held. A major priority was the
meetings between Libya and Algeria, meant to help kick
start relations between the two nations. Also a priority was
the visit to Algeria, following on from the visit by the
Tunisian “Nadha”, which is not surprising if we take into
consideration that Qatar is prone to “spoiling” their local
Islamic opposition and it’s for this reason that it can
entertain having diplomatic discussions, already having the
upper hand.
For example, as with Libya, Algeria is a country rich in oil
and gas whose revenue is distributed badly. It is not
difficult, in this case to use the population as leverage for a
change in regime, as well as its growing role in protecting