The tiny, but enormously wealthy, Arab gulf state of Qatar has been blockaded by its neighbours for three months over accusations that it backs terrorism. It denies the charges and this week took its complaint to the World Trade Organisation. Jonathan Wheatley discusses what's behind the dispute and the likely repercussions for the region with the FT's Simeon Kerr.
國土狹小卻極為富有的卡塔爾在6月突然遭到了沙特阿拉伯、埃及、阿聯酋和巴林四個鄰國的制裁。阿拉伯四國指控卡塔爾支持恐怖主義和破壞地區安全，卡塔爾則堅決否認并向WTO申訴貿易封鎖。這場外交危機背后的真正原因是什么？它會給這一地區帶來怎樣的影響？