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Domestic political disputes have been gripping Kuwait for years — including the overhaul of Kuwait’s welfare system — which prevented the sheikhdom from taking on debt.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
Witness Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf sheikhdoms, in which there is a genuine social contract between ruler and ruled.
—Robert D. Kaplan, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2023
The temple nods back in its seven spires, the number of sheikhdoms in this autocratic federation on the Arabian Peninsula.
—Jon Gambrell, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2024
Sheikh Nawaf’s term was focused on domestic issues as the nation struggled through political disputes — including the overhaul of Kuwait’s welfare system — which prevented the sheikhdom from taking on debt.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2023
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
Witness Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf sheikhdoms, in which there is a genuine social contract between ruler and ruled.
—Robert D. Kaplan, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2023
The temple nods back in its seven spires, the number of sheikhdoms in this autocratic federation on the Arabian Peninsula.
—Jon Gambrell, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2024
Sheikh Nawaf’s term was focused on domestic issues as the nation struggled through political disputes — including the overhaul of Kuwait’s welfare system — which prevented the sheikhdom from taking on debt.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2023
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“Sheikhdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheikhdom. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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