Kuwait is facing challenges from drops in oil prices and the Covid-19 pandemic. This month, the new Crown Prince, Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, was sworn into office promising Kuwait will uphold its regional and international commitments and its “path of peace and democratic approach.”
Traditionally seen as a diplomatic stronghold in the region, the death of the late Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has raised inevitable questions over the future of Kuwait.
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