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Kuwait’s Struggle to Create a Modern State
The country’s reputation as a liberal Middle Eastern state obscures the underlying social tensions.
With a free press, active parliament and dynamic political system, Kuwait is the most liberal member of the Gulf Cooperation Council. But its reputation as an open society masks the country’s abysmal human rights record and underlying social tensions. It’s a small, oil-rich country with a relatively prosperous population whose economic wealth far exceeds its […]
