DIMDEX 2022: Qatar's role has an strategic impact

Militaries and defence companies gather from around the world in Doha at 7th edition of Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2022), the annual maritime defence exhibition held in Qatar. Regional navies send ships and buyers looking to pick up the latest technologies that will boost their navy’s effectiveness from an international selection of the world’s major defence manufacturers.

This year’s event witnessed a significant shift towards highly progressive machinery including unmanned vehicles, on ground, air, and sea.

Leveraging its mediating position, Qatar’s role in hosting DIMDEX 2022 has an “important strategic impact” as well, due to the event’s nature of acting as a “meeting ground for international navies and militaries,” Dr Andreas Krieg, associate professor at King’s College London’s School of Security Studies said.

The event “fits into Qatar’s broader foreign and security policy because Qatar wants to be a kind of hub, a neutral player as well for different countries and actors from all over the world to come to Doha and to speak to one another,” Dr Krieg added.

HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met Monday morning with Their Excellencies the Ministers of Defense and Chiefs of Staff of the armed forces of brotherly and friendly countries participating in the conference.

During the meeting, they reviewed topics of common interest related to the conference.