ABSTRACT

Kuwait has developed and earned a reputation as a mediator in regional affairs as leadership-level conceptions of ‘national’ and ‘regime’ security have intersected with pragmatic assessments of the benefits any such mediation would bring to Kuwait’s regional interests. As a small state in a volatile neighbourhood, such calculations have been accorded greater policymaking priority than any ideational attachment to mediation. Kuwait’s experience is nevertheless worthy of closer study for the lessons that can be drawn for other small states, especially those in the Gulf, which share broadly similar attributes to Kuwait in style of decision-making and the careful balancing of competing regional pressures.

摘要

由于“国家”和“政权”安全的领导层概念与任何此类调解会给科威特地区利益带来的利益的务实评估相交叉，科威特已经发展并赢得了作为地区事务调解人的声誉。作为处于动荡地区的一个小国，这种计算比任何对调解的观念上的依恋都被赋予了更大的决策优先权。尽管如此，科威特的经验值得深入研究，以供其他小国借鉴，特别是海湾地区的小国，这些小国在决策风格和谨慎平衡相互竞争的地区压力方面与科威特具有大致相似的属性。