This study seeks to advance the understanding of the utility of “soft power” by exploring the case of Qatar. The country's approach is conceptualized as “nested power” through the examination of its political strategies before and after the regional blockade in 2017. The role of soft and nested power in Qatar has already been examined through various vantage points, such as small state diplomacy, mediation, and sports. Since the blockade has been for Qatar a great strategic dilemma, examination of how it affected power dynamics reveals the salience as well as the resilience of Qatar's soft and nested power. The article will discuss the concepts of “soft” and “nested” powers and their relevance to the state of Qatar in general and it will focus in the final section on the post‐blockade period. In doing so, we also seek useful approaches, which can be compatible with, and even advance “global international relations” (IR). The movement to make IR more global and inclusive is a welcome feature of the current century, reflective of the burgeoning role of the “Global South.”

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后封锁时代对软实力的反思：以卡塔尔为例

本研究旨在通过探索卡塔尔案例来增进对“软实力”效用的理解。通过在2017年区域封锁之前和之后对其政治策略进行审查，该国的做法被概念化为“嵌套力量”。卡塔尔的软性和嵌套式力量的作用已经通过各种有利的观点进行了检验，例如小国外交，调解和体育运动。由于封锁一直是卡塔尔的一个重大战略难题，因此对其封锁如何影响动力动态进行检查，就可以发现卡塔尔软实力和嵌套力量的显着性和弹性。本文将讨论“软”权力和“嵌套”权力的概念及其与卡塔尔国家的总体关系，并将重点讨论后封锁时期的最后一节。为此，我们还寻求有用的方法，可以兼容甚至促进“全球国际关系”（IR）。使IR更具全球性和包容性的运动是本世纪的一个受欢迎的特征，反映了“全球南方”的新兴作用。