Kuwait
US Middle East strategy will be economic, not military
The United States is withdrawing Patriot missile systems from Kuwait and other Middle Eastern countries
United StatesWashington will promote lower-level Gulf rapprochement
With Gulf leaders unwilling to compromise, the Iran imperative is forcing alternative strategies
Gulf states‘Kuwaitisation’ efforts will fail over skills mismatch
The government wants to reduce the number of foreign workers -- but also to maintain the status of nationals
KuwaitMore Saudi coordination has risks for Kuwaiti policy
Kuwait has followed Abu Dhabi in establishing a bilateral partnership with Riyadh, outside regional structures
KuwaitChina-Gulf outreach will be largely symbolic
The Belt and Road Initiative featured largely in pre-meetings before China’s hosting of a forum with Arab states
Gulf statesKuwait’s government will deter opposition voices
The surprise jailing of top leaders, including two current MPs, marks the end of an activist era
KuwaitKuwait may finally make progress on PPPs in 2018
After an initial head start and then stagnation, public-private partnerships are back on the agenda
KuwaitKuwait’s emir will manage parliamentary opposition
The ruling family is not yet ready to set aside the current premier
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