, director of research at the and a senior fellow in , provides a background on the Qatar-Gulf crisis and outlines its social, economic, and political implications. Also in this episode:  , senior fellow in and director of the , answers a listener question on corporate income tax and addresses the role of taxes in economic growth for our regular 'Ask an Expert' segment. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts  or on , send feedback email to , and follow us and tweet us at  on Twitter. The Brookings Cafeteria is a part of the .