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Antinomies of Alignment: Kuwait and the United States
Author(s) -
Lawson Fred H.,
Legrenzi Matteo
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
middle east policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.177
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1475-4967
pISSN - 1061-1924
DOI - 10.1111/mepo.12641
Subject(s) - general partnership , political science , middle east , foreign policy , political economy , public administration , law , sociology , politics
Kuwait has forged a strong bilateral security alignment with the United States over the past three decades. But it has also pursued foreign policies that run counter to expressed American objectives and priorities in the Gulf and the broader Middle East. Why this happens can best be explained in terms of a combination of shifts in the overt US commitment to the partnership and changes in the level of threat in the region.