Introduction

The recent history of the region includes multiple instances of long-held taboos being overthrown, hitherto unseen policies being enacted, and regional norms being shattered across the sociopolitical and foreign policy spectrum. The war in Yemen, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is straightforwardly unparalleled in Emirati modern history, fundamentally recasting expectations as to the role of force as a lever of state power. The see-sawing regional stock markets garnered attention, while a significant proportion of coverage focused on food security concerns given the high proportion of food Qatar imported. A tour de force of the imbroglio, it examines its origins and the local Qatari reaction, expertly unpicking how the state managed to resist such profound pressure to persevere and then prosper. Andreas Krieg edited a useful collection of articles whose key benefit stems from its varied approach, with authors offering thought-provoking reflections upon the crisis.