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Kuwait

From the Year of Climate Ambition to Action in the Gulf

For Gulf countries, 2021 was the year of ambition and new climate targets, and 2022 will be the year of implementation.

Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, ADNOC CEO and UAE special envoy for climate change, speaks at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 10. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Despite Crisis-Easing Amnesty, Gridlock Remains a Real Possibility in Kuwait

The emir’s move to grant amnesty to members of the opposition is a start on the path to improve executive-legislative relations, but many issues remain unresolved.

Kuwaiti lawmaker Musallam al-Barrak gestures while speaking to journalists at Parliament's media center in Kuwait City November 20, 2011. (REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed)

Book Launch – Tribalism and Political Power in the Gulf: State-Building and National Identity in Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE

On December 1, AGSIW hosted a discussion examining the roles that tribes play in popular participation in government and policymaking in the Gulf.

Workshop – Arab Shia Communities in Transition: A Peacemaking Opportunity for the International Community?

AGSIW and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung co-hosted a workshop on Shia communities in Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait.

Hezbollah supporters listen to the group's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, as he speaks via video during a commemoration for Ashoura, Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/ Hassan Ammar)

IN NARRATIVE: Exploring Urban Gulf Spaces Through Fiction

A Kuwaiti-Bahraini duo engages Gulf architects, designers, and the public in bringing the built environment to life through storytelling.

“Stories in Narrative” exhibition. (Photo provided by IN NARRATIVE)

Kuwait’s Ongoing Struggle Against Gender Violence

Grassroots activism demanding an end to gender-based violence in Kuwait has gained national traction and is encouraging more legislative action.

A woman looks on as Kuwaitis gather to protest against violence against women in Kuwait City, Kuwait, April 22. (REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee)

Developments in Qatar and Kuwait

On April 6, AGSIW hosted a dial-in briefing on recent developments in Qatar and Kuwait.

Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, left, and Kuwait's then-Emir, Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah, right, stand for a group photograph at the Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Kuwait, Dec. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

The Politics of Permanent Deadlock in Kuwait

A newly elected National Assembly quickly falls under old dynamics of confrontation and gridlock. Will Kuwait find a path to compromise and reform?