- Dr. James M. Dorsey
- May 17, 2018
- Paper No. 836
The spat over Saudi Arabiaโs refusal to support aย Moroccan bid for hosting rights of the 2026 World Cupย tells the tale of the rise of individual country nationalism at the expense of Arab solidarity, Saudi determination to safeguard its alliance with the US at any cost, and creeping Saudi and UAE efforts to strong-arm countries into supporting their 11-month-old diplomatic and economic boycott of Qatar.