Kuwait Amid War, Peace and Revolution: 1979-1991 and New Challenges (St Antony's Series)

Kuwait amid War, Peace and Revolution explores Kuwaiti internal security challenges including terrorism, sabotage and subversion, and examines policy responses such as mass deportations and special security trials using untapped Kuwaiti government sources. The study details how turmoil in neighbouring states like Iraq and Iran, and deep ethnic and religious tensions inside Kuwait, shape Kuwait's threat environment. The study probes the period of the Iranian revolution, Iran-Iraq war and Iraqi invasion, and applies lessons learned to new challenges in Kuwait, including Islamic extremism. Worldwide Terrorist Attacks Planned Or Inspired By Former Saudi Citizen Usama Bin Ladin And The Daily Carnage Of The Iraq War Have Propelled The Persian Gulf Region To The Forefront Of International Politics. Security Conditions Inside Gulf States, Efforts By Local Governments To Combat Threats, And The Spill Over Effects Of The War Now Represent Major Issues Of Global Concern. Kuwait Amid War, Peace And Revolution Provides Illuminating Context To These Issues By Examining Internal Security Challenges Including Terrorism, Sabotage And Subversion, And Policy Responses Such As Mass Deportations And Special Security Trials, In The Gulf State Of Kuwait. Probing The Period Of The Iranian Revolution, Iran-iraq War And Iraqi Invasion, Lori Plotkin Boghardt Details How Turmoil In States Neighbouring Kuwait Such As Iraq And Iran, And Deep Ethnic And Religious Tensions Inside Kuwait Itself, Shape The Country's Threat Environment. Lessons From This Period Are Applied To Current Security Challenges In Kuwait, Including Islamic Extremism. The Study Is Based On Previously Untapped Kuwaiti Sources. Cover -- Contents -- List Of Figures, Tables And Graphs -- Acknowledgments -- Note On Transliteration -- Introduction -- Kuwaiti Internal Security Dynamics -- Researching Internal Security In Kuwait -- 1 History And Government Of Internal Security In Kuwait -- The Impact Of Oil -- Development Of The State Security Apparatus -- Contemporary Internal Security Organs -- Summary -- 2 The Immediate Impact Of Neighboring Revolution And War, February 1979-january 1981 -- The Shiite-ization Of The Revolutionary Challenge -- The Revolution And Kuwaiti Shia -- The Revolution, Iranian Expats And Other Foreign Residents -- Attacks Against Iranian Interests -- The Bombing Of Al-rai Al-amm -- Restoring The National Assembly -- Summary -- 3 New Political Forums And Ongoing Regional Tremors, February 1981-november 1983 -- The New Assembly And Other Domestic Forums -- The Gulf Cooperation Council -- Return Of Spring Surprises -- Battlefield Reverberations --^ Palestinian Attacks And The Palestinian Community -- New Trends Regarding Expatriates -- Summary -- 4 Major Terror Attacks And National Transformation, December 1983-january 1986 -- Immediate Responses To The December 1983 Bombings -- Political Convictions Behind Pursuing And Purging Shia -- Pursuing And Purging Shia -- Limitations On Foreign Population Size -- Limitations On Foreign Population Character -- Physical Barriers -- Strict Measures -- The 1984 Hijacking And Assassination Attempt On Amir Jabir -- The Cafe Bombings And New Strategies -- Proliferation Of State Security Trials -- Decline Of The Appeal Of Religious Fundamentalism And The 1985 Assembly -- Summary -- 5 Criticism And Extremism From Kuwaiti Citizens, February 1986-august 1988 -- The Internationalization Of The War -- Restricting Venues For Domestic Dissent -- The June 1986 Attacks, Public Opinion And Terrorism Trials -- The Citizen-bomber Development -- Explaining Citizen-bombers --^ Responding To Citizen Extremism -- De-emphasis On The Threat From Foreign Residents -- Summary -- 6 Old And New Antagonisms After The Ceasefire, September 1988-july 1990 -- Post-war Subversion -- The Post-war Politics Of Foreign Residents -- The Parliamentary Movement -- The National Council Plan -- Summary -- 7 Loyalty, Opposition And The Iraqi Invasion, August 1990-august 1991 -- Military And Security Personnel -- Civilian Resisters And Other Kuwaiti Insiders -- The Parliamentary Movement Revisited -- Expatriate Collaboration -- Population Reinvention -- Summary -- 8 Period Trends And New Challenges -- Key Findings -- New And Looming Challenges -- Appendix A: Number Of Administrative Deportations Per Month According To Nationality, 1978-89 -- Appendix B: Number Of First-time Residence Permits Issued Per Year, 1978-89 -- Appendix C: Kuwaiti Daily Newspapers And Their Orientations Circa 1986 -- Notes And References -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H --^ I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- U -- W -- Last Page. Lori Plotkin Boghardt. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 188-228) And Index. This books explores Kuwaiti internal security challenges of terrorism, sabotage and subversion, and, using untapped Kuwaiti government sources, examines policy responses such as mass deportations and special security trials. The study details how turmoil in neighbouring states and religious tensions threaten Kuwait's environment. Worldwide terrorist attacks planned or inspired by former Saudi citizen Usama bin Ladin and the daily carnage of the Iraq war have propelled the Persian Gulf region to the forefront of international politics. Security conditions inside Gulf States, efforts by local governments to combat threats, and the spill over effects of the war now represent major issues of global concern. Kuwait Amid War, Peace and Revolution provides illuminating context to these issues by examining internal security challenges including terrorism, sabotage and subversion, and policy responses such as mass deportations and special security trials, in the Gulf state of Kuwait. Probing the period of the Iranian revolution, Iran-Iraq war and Iraqi invasion, Lori Plotkin Boghardt details how turmoil in states neighbouring Kuwait such as Iraq and Iran, and deep ethnic and religious tensions inside Kuwait itself, shape the country's threat environment. Lessons from this period are applied to current security challenges in Kuwait, including Islamic extremism. The study is based on previously untapped Kuwaiti sources The Twentieth Century Posed Great Challenges For British Foreign Policy. How Effectively Did Policymakers Cope With Change And Decline? Were They As Pragmatic As They Claimed? Are There Identifiable Patterns Of Success And Failure? Peter Mangold Seeks To Answer These Questions In This New Thematic Account Of British Foreign Policy Between 1900 And 2000. Issues Covered Include Imperial Overstretch, The Reluctance To Engage Militarily And Politically With Continental Europe, Alliance Management, The Role Of Force, Loss Of Great Power Status, And Britain's Impact On The International System. The Final Chapter Considers Prospects For The Twenty-first Century.--jacket. 1. The Scope Of The Possible -- 2. Ends Beyond Means -- 3. The Limits Of Pragmatism -- 4. Kinds Of Allies -- 5. The Strategic Dimension -- 6. The Sound Barrier -- 7. International Impact -- 8. Patterns And Prognoses -- App. I. Outline Chronology, Main Events Relating To British Foreign Policy, 1900-2000 -- App. Ii. British Foreign Secretaries, 1900-2001. Peter Mangold. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 219-233) And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Introduction....Pages 1-16 History and Government of Internal Security in Kuwait....Pages 17-27 The Immediate Impact of Neighboring Revolution and War, February 1979–January 1981....Pages 28-48 New Political Forums and Ongoing Regional Tremors, February 1981–November 1983....Pages 49-69 Major Terror Attacks and National Transformation, December 1983–January 1986....Pages 70-102 Criticism and Extremism from Kuwaiti Citizens, February 1986–August 1988....Pages 103-128 Old and New Antagonisms after the Ceasefire, September 1988–July 1990....Pages 129-146 Loyalty, Opposition and the Iraqi Invasion, August 1990–August 1991....Pages 147-171 Period Trends and New Challenges....Pages 172-181 Back Matter....Pages 182-232 "The twentieth century posed great challenges for British foreign policy. How effectively did policymakers cope with change and decline? Were they as pragmatic as they claimed? Are there identifiable patterns of success and failure?". "Peter Mangold seeks to answer these questions in this new thematic account of British foreign policy between 1900 and 2000. Issues covered include imperial overstretch, the reluctance to engage militarily and politically with continental Europe, alliance management, the role of force, loss of Great Power status, and Britain's impact on the international system. The final chapter considers prospects for the twenty-first century."--BOOK JACKET. Kuwait amid War, Peace and Revolution explores Kuwaiti internal security challenges including terrorism, sabotage and subversion, and examines policy responses such as mass deportations and special security trials using untapped Kuwaiti government sources. The study details how turmoil in neighbouring states like Iraq and Iran, and deep ethnic and religious tensions inside Kuwait, shape Kuwait's threat environment. 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