
The Unusual Hope Surrounding Kuwait’s New Parliament
Kuwait’s recent parliamentary elections have revealed new sociopolitical alignments in the country. The recent elections...

New Faces, New Elections, Unchanging System in Kuwait
Having announced that a new cabinet would be formed and parliament dissolved at the end...

Should Kuwait Revisit its Foreign Policy?
Kuwait, a Gulf country of 4.67 million people, has pursued a conciliatory foreign policy strategy...

Why Charity Reform in Kuwait is So Vital
Over 70 percent of Kuwait’s population consists of migrant workers, primarily from Southeast Asia and...

Contextualizing Kuwait’s Political Crises
The current political crisis in Kuwait is nothing new. Indeed, the newest political deadlock is...

Dissecting The U.S. State Department’s Human Rights Report on Kuwait
In April, the U.S. State Department published its annual human rights report on Kuwait. Of...

How the Arash-Dorra Gas Field Could Improve Saudi-Iran Ties
Over the past two decades, Iran’s Ministry of Oil had made increasing the production capacity...

How Migrant Workers Suffer Under Kuwait’s Increasing Temperature
Gulf academics in the social science field have already conducted much research on the effects...

Finding a Sense of Direction in Kuwait
In recent months, a variety of actors within Kuwaiti society have engaged in a far-reaching...

Expatriates’ Rights in Kuwait between Rentier Economy and Civil Society
The relationship between rulers and ruled stands at the forefront of the socio-economic environment in...

Democratic Norms in Kuwait: Changing the Rules of the Game
Many Kuwaitis breathed a sigh of relief in November after Emir Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, the...

Kuwait’s Decade-Long Political Crisis Might Finally Be Ending
Over the last few years, Kuwaiti society has been preoccupied with discussing and debating a...