The structure of the WiP – Study Mission is divided in three parts:
• A webinar course held by experts, specialized in Qatar and Middle East history, organized in 4 lessons between November 4 and 22, with special focus on the recent history of Qatar (the isolation of the State, the embargo, its relations with Saudi Arabia and Iran, the withdrawal from OPEC);
• In Doha, 7 days of meetings with Qatari public/private-sector representatives, diplomats, experts, professors, opinion makers;
• Simulation of Diplomatic negotiations on “The diplomatic isolation of Qatar: seeking ways out”.
Participants will represent the states of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Italy, EU, USA and Russia.
• Site-visits to historically important Qatari locations, both from a religious-cultural standpoint, and from a social-political point of view.
