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How Qatar is Trying to Become the Switzerland of the Middle East

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References
[1] https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/77120
[2] https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-blockade-on-qatar-helped-strengthen-its-economy-paving-the-way-to-stronger-regional-integration/
[3] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68091659
[4] https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/11/the-pitiful-endgame-of-saudi-arabias-qatar-blockade/
[5] https://fanack.com/gulf-cooperation-council/blockade-of-qatar-2017-2021/
[6] https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/how-qatar-became-the-worlds-go-to-hostage-negotiator
[7] https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/gaza-diplomacy-cements-qatars-global-mediator-role-29e0ffb7
[8] https://theconversation.com/gaza-war-how-qatar-used-its-business-connections-to-become-a-leading-mediator-in-the-middle-east-218461
[9] https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/bitstream/handle/10822/1048298/Kamrava-Qatari%20Foreign%20Policy%20and%20the%20Exercise%20of%20Subtle%20Power.pdf?sequence=5&isAllowed=y

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The Logistics of Natural Gas

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How Private Equity Consumed America

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The Growing Revolt Against the US Dollar

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References
[1] https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/isdb_results/factsheets/country/details_iran_en.pdf
[2] https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/300-million-yacht-sanctioned-russian-oligarch-suleiman-kerimov-seized-fiji-request-united#:~:text=May%205%2C%202022-,%24300%20Million%20Yacht%20of%20Sanctioned%20Russian%20Oligarch%20Suleiman%20Kerimov%20Seized,sanctioned%20Russian%20oligarch%20Suleiman%20Kerimov
[3] https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivnM5AVLqZzI/v2/pidjEfPlU1QWZop3vfGKsrX.ke8XuWirGYh1PKgEw44kE/1003x-1.png
[4] https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/China-and-Russia-ditch-dollar-in-move-toward-financial-alliance
[5] https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/60-Percent-of-Iran-Russia-Trade-Is-Already-De-Dollarized-20230602-0015.html
[6] https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/argentina-will-pay-for-chinese-imports-in-yuan-instead-of-dollars-to-preserve-its-shrinking-greenback-reserves/ar-AA1apFwy
[7] https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202304/1289034.shtml
[8] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/207504/CASE_FINAL%20online.pdf
[9] https://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/bulletin/1996/1096lead.pdf
[10] https://www.bitcoinandmarkets.com/history-of-world-reserve-currencies-part-1-florin
[11] https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/how-reserve-currencies-evolved-over-120-years/
[12] https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/russia-and-china-partners-in-dedollarization/

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How an Amusement Park Works

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The Logistics of Fruit

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The Surprising Success of Private Passenger Rail

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References
[1] https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-109publ59/pdf/PLAW-109publ59.pdf
[2] https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/project_profiles/il_centerpoint.aspx
[3] https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/project_profiles/ky_eastend_crossing.aspx
[4] https://www.americanprogress.org/article/public-private-partnerships-fail-look-southern-indianas-69-project/
[5] https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/finance/tools_programs/federal_debt_financing/private_activity_bonds/#:~:text=Private%20Activity%20Bonds%20(PABs)%20are,of%20tax%2Dexempt%20municipal%20bonds
[6] https://www.transportation.gov/buildamerica/financing/private-activity-bonds

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The World's Fastest Growing Economy

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References
[1] https://oilnow.gy/featured/seven-hotels-to-open-by-2025-employ-3000-guyana-vp/
[2] https://dpi.gov.gy/15-1b-schoonord-to-crane-highway-opens/
[3] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-08-01/exxon-almost-walked-away-from-1-trillion-guyana-oil-discovery
[4] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-02-16/guyana-s-fast-growing-oil-economy-risks-inflation-venezuela-conflict
[5] https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/07/12/tiny-guyana-could-soon-become-one-of-the-worlds-giant-oil-exporters

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The Design of Airline Route Networks

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References

[1] https://www.theairlineobserver.com/p/uniteds-plans-for-tokyo

[2] https://crankyflier.com/2024/10/14/the-unexpected-rebirth-of-uniteds-narita-hub/

[3] https://s2.q4cdn.com/181345880/files/doc_downloads/2024/investor_day/2024-Delta-Investor-Day-vF-Website.pdf

[4] https://americanairlines.gcs-web.com/static-files/383c2fd2-a7dc-476f-bd0d-9e9b05e9b98c

[5] https://crankyflier.com/2024/10/21/uniteds-atlantic-joint-venture-guides-how-united-grows/

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