China and the UAE: The Long Game
The unipolar world that formed in the early 1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union, in which the United States reigned as the unrivalled global superpower, appears to be over. The rapidly spreading influence of China as a major economic heavyweight is creating something akin to Cold War conditions wherein countries of strategic importance to both Beijing and Washington find themselves with considerable bargaining power. Case in point: the United Arab Emirates. Largely t
Noof Al-Maadeed Focus on Qatar human rights after girl goes missing
The 23 year old women’s rights activist was living in exile in Cardiff when she agreed to return to Qatar after authorities promised she would be safe. While some news reports have suggested she was executed, reports have indicated she is being forcibly drugged and held in a hospital against her will. Radha Stirling, CEO of Due Process International and Detained in Doha, represented Princess Latifa after her capture and forced return to the UAE. Stirling has advocated for a n
Qatar: “Free Covid-19 vulnerable Australian and British nationals detained in Doha”
Desperate appeal by families to release vulnerable foreigners detained in Doha. Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Doha and Due Process International has issued an urgent appeal to authorities for the release of three vulnerable individuals who have been held in the country for years.
“The families of Australian national Joseph Sarlak, and Brits Jonathan Nash and Ranald Crook are beside themselves with worry for their elderly loved ones who are stuck in Qatar”, said Radha St
