دور الوساطة في سياسة الكويت الخارجية (1961 - ۲۰۱۹)‎

الملخص EN

This study focuses on the role of mediation in Kuwaiti foreign policy since the independence of Kuwait in 1961 until 2019.

the study analyzes the factors motivating Kuwait to undertake the role of mediator in its foreign policy.

in addition, the study seeks to investigate the factors that qualify Kuwait for achieving success in this role.

a further aim is to explore the shifts in the role of mediation in Kuwait foreign policy during the period since independence.

the main results reached by the study are that the factors that have driven kuwait to play the role of mediator in its foreign policy are seeking the role, branding and international marketing, and maintaining stability in the regional neighborhood.

the analysis concludes that these factors are connected with three international relation theories : role theory, nation branding.

and security dilemma.

the study concludes that the main qualifications contributing to the success of Kuwait in assuming the role of mediator are the structural factors that indicate the principles of balance and neutrality in Kuwait foreign policy, the personal factors that rely on the personality and experience of the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad, and the economic factors connected with the wealth and monetary power of Kuwait.

the study also found that the role of mediation in foreign policy has shifted through three distinct periods : first, from independence (1961) until the Iraqi occupation (1990); second from the liberation day (1991) until the collapse of Saddam Hussein (2003), finally from 2003 until today.