Like his war on Yemen, heir apparent to the Saudi throne Mohammed Bin Salman no doubt felt confident that adding another belligerent policy to his name – an act of war no less – against another one of his neighbours would deliver a swift outcome. The newly appointed Crown Prince had, after all, the backing of three other Arab states as well as the blessing of US President Donald Trump. So what could go wrong? The young prince would quickly come to learn that the law of unintended consequences is the only real law of history. He only needed to take a furtive glance at the region’s recent history to see that nothing goes as planned, least of all needless … Continue reading Qatar blockade: Between a corrupt US president and impulsive Middle Eastern despots