Kuwait
Navigating the Middle East Mess Left by Obama and Bush
- Baathist regime
- China
- Donald Trump
- George W. Bush
- Hezbollah
- Houthi
- Iran
- Iran deal
- Iraq
- Islamic counter-terrorism alliance
- Islamic State
- Israel
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Middle East
- Muslim countries
- nuclear weapons
- Obama
- Russia
- Saddam Hussein
- Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
- Saudi General Abdulelah al-Saleh
- Shiite
- Sunni
- Syria
- Syrian Democratic Forces
- terrorism
- Yemen
If President Trump is serious about countering Iranian aggression and repairing the mess in the Middle East left by Obama and Bush, then steps must be taken across the region, otherwise Iran will assert political and economic dominance over the entire northern tier of the Middle East and become the Middle East’s Shi’ite superpower.
Kuwait Needs Economic Reform, But Democracy May Say No
Kuwait is one of the freest nations in the Persian Gulf, as well as one of America’s best friends. Yet its “liberalish” governance, as one Kuwaiti colleague described it, ironically impedes the adoption of market-oriented economic reforms necessary for the country’s prosperity.
Kuwait Holds Elections and Leads the Way for Democracy in the Persian Gulf
Kuwait is America’s best friend in the Persian Gulf. Some of the issues in the recent election for the National Assembly would be familiar to Americans: education, health, housing, jobs, and traffic. But perhaps the most divisive issue is the future of the country’s generous oil-based welfare state.
Time to Tell Saudi Arabia to Pound Sand
- America's Allies
- Barack Obama
- Christopher Davidson
- David Ignatius
- Doug Bandow
- Europe
- Iran
- Islam
- Karen Elliott House
- King Abdullah
- Kuwait
- obama's foreign policy
- Riyadh
- Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Royals
- Security Council
- Should the US Bomb Iran
- The Wall Street Journal
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- Washington Post
American policy should be designed to serve the interests of Americans. Alliances should be a means to advance U.S. security, not a measure of international popularity a bit like accumulating “friends” on Facebook.