
The Gulf in 2024: Expert Outlook
GCC Unity in 2024 in the Face of Regional Threats Dr. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen Fellow...

From Amir of Pardons to a New Vision: Charting Kuwait’s Political Tra...
Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Nawaf al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah passed away last week following a nearly three-year...

Sunni Islamist Reactions to the Iranian Revolution: The Case of Kuwait
At the time of the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Kuwait was embroiled in its own...

Iran-Saudi Détente Eclipsed by Al-Dorra/Arash Field Dispute
The recent re-emergence of a deep-seated dispute between Iran and Kuwait over an offshore jointly-owned...

The Al-Durra Field Dispute and the Path Forward for Iran-GCC Relations
Border disputes in the Gulf region are not new, and they ebb and flow depending...

Kuwait’s New Parliament: Bridging the Divide
Over the last three decades, the government of Kuwait has pursued three methods of soft...

The Need for Political Organization in Kuwait
Within the GCC, Kuwait was—and remains—many steps ahead of several of the bloc’s other member...

Kuwait Parliamentary Elections: Rethinking the Meaning of “Opposition”
As Kuwaitis prepare to go to the polls on June 6th for the country’s second...

The Need for Cooperation Between Kuwait’s Parliament and Cabinet
The idea of the Kuwaiti constitution started with the vision of Sheikh Abdulla Al-Salem through...

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...