, Columnist
Qatar's Powerless Weapon
Cutting gas supplies to the U.A.E. could backfire.
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Oil and gas exports are key to Qatar's prosperity, and the restrictions imposed earlier this month by its neighbors on vessels could create some real problems for crude.
For gas, there will be limited impact. However the key weapon in Qatar's arsenal -- its gas supplies to Abu Dhabi -- can't be compromised without escalating a battle the nation would seem destined to lose.