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The Arabian Gulf region is a vulnerable flashpoint. Small states in this region try to leverage their core interests against big power domination. This book narrates the problematique of Kuwait, whose geostrategic weakness was exposed in 1990, forcing her to trade resource strength for security guarantees.
In recent years, challenged by regional rivalries, environmental impacts, falling oil prices and the dangers of terrorist insurgency, Kuwait faces an escalating security dilemma. With the imminent disengagement of the U.S. from Middle Eastern entanglements, should Kuwait resort to hedging partnerships with emerging multipolar giants like China, Russia or India? Can Kuwait survive domestic challenges of a youth bulge, a huge expatriate population, budgetary deficits, increasing public welfare and costs of desalination? What would be the main security options for Kuwait in a world that is increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous?
Radhika Lakshminarayanan
Radhika Lakshminarayanan is an academician, educator and soft skills trainer who has worked in India and Kuwait. Her research interests include small state studies, Middle East foreign policy, and diaspora studies.
Radhika is passionate about history and tourism and has travelled extensively in the Middle East and abroad. Her family moved to Kuwait 26 years ago, and she presently resides there with her husband and son.
