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The Doha Forum took place in Qatar on 14 and 15 December 2019. The European Union was hardly ever mentioned in the more than 20 hours of geopolitical discussions (Photo: Wikimedia)

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Has Europe's foreign policy lost relevance?

Last weekend (14-15 December) the Doha Forum took place in, well, Doha, the capital of Qatar. The Gulf is in the middle of international politics for many reasons.

Since 2015 a devastating war has been going on in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are fighting the Houthi rebels, who are supported by Iran.

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The Doha Forum took place in Qatar on 14 and 15 December 2019. The European Union was hardly ever mentioned in the more than 20 hours of geopolitical discussions (Photo: Wikimedia)

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