On the occassion of the World Cup in Qatar, Global Dialogue at the VIDC takes a look at the role the region plays in global capitalism.
On the occasion of the World Cup in Qatar at the end of this year, we take a look at the region with “Capital & Counterrevolution” and examine the role that states such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar play in the financial architecture of global capitalism. Where do they invest and why? We not only look at the economic interdependence of the Arab Gulf states, but also at their political and military interventions in regional uprisings and conflicts and question their motives. We take the brutal military intervention of Saudi Arabia and the UAE in Yemen, which is responsible for the humanitarian tragedy in the country, as a starting point for the question of how these regimes are supported regionally and internationally. How are capital and counter-revolution connected and what does this mean for social movements in the region?
The revolts in the Arab world in 2011 also fundamentally called into question the model of rule of countries such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar. Their regional military interventions over the last ten years have had the effect of burying the protest movements’ demands for inclusive democracy and economic distributive justice. Through these interventions, Saudi Arabia and the UAE in particular are attempting to impose a new regional dependency structure. This has also resulted in lines of conflict between Saudi Arabia and the UAE on the one hand and Qatar on the other coming to light.
Time and place
Thursday, 2. June 2022, 18:30 – 20:30
Arbeiterkammer Wien, TGA Hörsaal, Plößlgasse 13, 1040 Vienna, 4th floor
Lanuage: English
Registration is necessary:
seewald@vidc.org
More information about the event on the VIDC-Website!