Recent spending increases in Kuwait highlight the difficulties faced by a government caught between short-term political expediency and longer-term sustainability.
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Politics and Opposition in Kuwait
Following Kuwait’s recent election on 2 February 2012, what chance of genuine reform and change does the future hold?
Kuwait’s Tribal Primaries: Eroding an Older Order?
‘Tribal primaries’ and what they might mean for the status quo in Kuwaiti politics.
Libya and the Gulf: Revolution and Counter-revolution
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen considers the role played by GCC states in Libya, and what the implications of this will be in a post-Gadaffi era.
