Digging Into the Emirates' Lobbying Strategies in France - <span lang="fr">Eva Thiébaud</span>
This investigation conducted for Orient XXI constitutes an unprecedented decryption of the lobbying, as discreet as it effective, carried out by one of France’s key partners. An idealised self-image coupled with a systematic vilification of Qatar, accused of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, supposedly a terrorist organisation, the courting of French MPs … the Emirates deploy a multifarious strategy with an eye to strengthening their position on the international scene. The decision was (...)