Name: The Geopolitics of COVID-19: the Persian Gulf
Uploaded: 2020-05-06T12:52:03.000+02:00
Duration: 547 s
Description: In February, COVID-19 broke out in Iran and very quickly became unmangeable. A month and a half later, casualities in the Middle East remain relatively low, but Saudi Arabia is suffering from the drop in oil prices and the loss of revenue from the hajj.

COVID-19, una lección de geopolítica: Los países del Golfo Pérsico

#5: Die Golfregione

COVID-19, une leçon de géopolitique #05 - Le Golfe face au virus

The Geopolitics of COVID-19: the Persian Gulf

Kraje Zatoki Perskiej w obliczu koronawirusa

Geopolitica del COVID-19

In February, COVID-19 broke out in Iran and very quickly became unmangeable. A month and a half later, casualities in the Middle East remain relatively low, but Saudi Arabia is suffering from the drop in oil prices and the loss of revenue from the hajj.

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