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Menschen auf der Promenade vor der Skyline von Doha

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Swiss Abroad

‘I would love to meet the Swiss footballers’

This content was published on What is it like to live in a country criticised over its preparations for the football World Cup and where freedom of opinion is restricted?

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Qatar, Doha skyline.

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Foreign Affairs

How Qatar could spy on World Cup visitors

This content was published on Drones, surveillance vehicles and mobile-phone hacking: the clandestine spying services proposed to Qatar by a former CIA agent.

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Swiss flag at the Doha congress centre

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Foreign Affairs

Swiss-Qatar relations in the shadow of the World Cup

This content was published on Controversies surrounding the tournament have done little to deter the Swiss business and political elite from the glint of Qatari purchasing power.

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International Geneva

ICSS: Sports at the service of state security 

This content was published on From the start, the agenda of the International Centre for Sports Security was tainted by a lack of transparency and links to Qatar.

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International Geneva

Qatar’s Swiss hub for foreign policy

This content was published on In choosing Geneva as a hub to implement its foreign policy, Qatar gained access to NGOs, the UN and FIFA.

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CISS founder and CEO, Mohammed Hanzab

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International Geneva

Promoting integrity without transparency

This content was published on The Sports Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) is another mitigated Qatari effort to boost its reputation.

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International Geneva

Sportswashing the World Cup from Geneva

This content was published on After being chosen as World Cup host, Qatar set its sights on Geneva as the place to roll out a massive PR campaign to boost its image.

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