As Kuwait marks its National Day, it continues to grapple with the lingering effects of past crises while confronting new economic, political, and security challenges
Politically motivated cries of outrage over interest charges have reverberated around the country, but official data reveal a sober picture in a country that needs lending to diversify its economy.
Streamlining the public sector, enhancing the role of the private sector, and reviewing financial policies away from sovereign funds are just some of the reforms needed. Time is running out.
Economic reform is key to the future of a region which needs to diversify away from dependency on oil, or a reliance on international funding. There has been both resistance and progress so far.
Kuwait needs to shrink its public sector and use privatisation to cut its dependence on oil revenue. Reform will only become more difficult as the world moves to alternative energy.
Al Majalla takes a look at Iraqi Premier Abd al-Karim Qasim's attempt to invade Kuwait in 1961 and explains why Saddam felt that he could succeed where Qasim failed
The US knows that Gulf states have more options in a multipolar world and it accepts their building economic relations with a dynamic China. But it also has a limit. Al Majalla explains.
Pulling from its rich archives, an Al Majalla report reveals that Kuwaiti officials did not expect a full-scale invasion and, as such, did not have the necessary defensive measures in place.
Israel's commandeering of aid distribution in Gaza forces starving Palestinians to run the gauntlet at centres with biometric monitoring systems, armed security, and life-or-death hazards