ABSTRACT The Qatar Gulf crisis of 2017 saw a number of mediation initiatives, including those of the United States and Kuwait. However, the two countries present two substantially distinct models of third-party intervention: superpower mediation (the United States) and small-state mediation (Kuwait). Comparing the two types of intervention in this crisis in terms of their ability to de-escalate tension and effectively resolve the Gulf crisis with respect to three variables – timing of mediation, leverage of the mediator (hard power versus legitimacy) and interest of the mediator – it would seem that small-state mediation has been more effective in crisis de-escalation, while superpower mediation has further exacerbated the crisis.

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卡塔尔海湾危机中的超级大国与小国调解

摘要 2017 年的卡塔尔海湾危机见证了许多调解举措，包括美国和科威特的举措。然而，两国呈现出两种截然不同的第三方干预模式：超级大国调解（美国）和小国调解（科威特）。从三个变量——调解时机、调解人的影响力（硬实力与合法性）和调解人的利益——缓和紧张局势和有效解决海湾危机的能力来比较这场危机中的两种干预措施——似乎小国调解在危机降级方面更有效，而超级大国调解则进一步加剧了危机。