The new unfolding crisis in West Asia that centres on Qatar can be traced back to the political shockwaves that the Arab Spring has produced since 2011. In particular, it is the current and developing situations in the wars in Iraq and Syria that are leading various ruling elites such as Saudi Arabia, to reassess their alliances and which sides to back in these various conflicts. This has had a snowballing effect with other governments also re-evaluating their positions and alliances, including Russia and the USA. Obviously with these heightened tensions and threat of more military conflicts, the immediate losers are going to be workers, their families and communities, whether local or part of the huge migrant workforce of the region.
The new unfolding crisis in West Asia that centres on Qatar can be traced back to the political shockwaves that the Arab Spring has produced since 2011. In particular, it is the current and developing situations in the wars in Iraq and Syria that are leading various ruling elites such as Saudi Arabia, to reassess their alliances and which sides to back in these various conflicts. This has had a snowballing effect with other governments also re-evaluating their positions and alliances, including Russia and the USA. Obviously with these heightened tensions and threat of more military conflicts, the immediate losers are going to be workers, their families and communities, whether local or part of the huge migrant workforce of the region.
