Kuwait

  • Sep 7, 2015
  • 7 min read

Gulf states will demonstrate military power in Yemen

Yemen will test Gulf states' ability to translate heavy military spending into effective force projection

Gulf states
  • Sep 4, 2015
  • 13 min read

Prospects for the Middle East in the fourth quarter

The impact of the Iran nuclear deal, Syria's civil war and low oil prices will reverberate across the region

Middle East
  • Aug 26, 2015
  • 2 min read

Iran's return will worsen Middle East oil supply glut

Saudi Arabia and Iraq are unlikely to make production cuts to accomodate additional Iranian oil next year

Middle East
  • Aug 17, 2015
  • 2 min read

Kuwait to sustain large-scale infrastructure expansion

Low oil prices are set to put pressure on capital spending across the Gulf

Kuwait
  • Jul 29, 2015
  • 11 min read

Gulf set for large-scale drawdown of foreign assets

In a new era of lower oil prices, governments are seeking to avoid politically sensitive austerity measures

Gulf states
  • Jul 1, 2015
  • 7 min read

Kuwait faces rising threat from Islamic State group

Rising sectarian rhetoric has heightened Kuwait's vulnerability to 'blowback' from Syria and other regional conflicts

Kuwait
  • Jun 26, 2015
  • 2 min read

Kuwait terrorism threat rising, but will be contained

The bombing of a Shia mosque will send shockwaves through a country with a strong tradition of inter-communal relations

Kuwait
  • Jun 9, 2015
  • 2 min read

Nuclear deal alters balance in Iran-Gulf 'Cold War'

By removing the threat of US military action, the nuclear deal will empower Iran and spur Gulf Arab activism

Middle East