This report looks at Kuwait's relationships with its neighbors in the Persian Gulf, and its own political system which has been in turmoil since 2006. Kuwait remains pivotal to U.S. efforts to secure the Persian Gulf region because of its willingness to cooperate with U.S. strategy and military operations in the region and its proximity to both Iran and Iraq.

This report looks at Kuwait's relationships with its neighbors in the Persian Gulf, and its own political system which has been in turmoil since 2006.

Kuwait, which has been pivotal to nearly two decades of U.S. involvement in Iraq, has advanced its democratic development since the fall of Saddam Hussein. However, it remains mired in internal wrangling over economic issues and the political dominance of the ruling family, and it is showing signs of Sunni-Shiite tensions previously absent. This report, prepared with the assistance of Kim Klarman, will be updated.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of government of the Arab state of Kuwait who has arrested five Palestinian hijackers who killed 32 people at airports in Rome and Athens.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a parliamentary committee in Kuwait which is reported to have recommended that the nation take over complete ownership of western oil installations .