1. How can we conduct multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary analysis on the blockade and the geopolitics of the region? 2. What were the origins or the blockade of Qatar, and can we isolate strategic objectives? 3. How can we differentiate the foreign policy and political economy of all the states in question? —–Krieg, Andreas, ed. Divided Gulf: The Anatomy of a Crisis. Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. Chpt. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. 4. What are the economic risk areas for the region?