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Fred H. Lawson

Dr. Lawson is a professor of government emeritus at Mills College.

Matteo Legrenzi

Dr. Legrenzi is a professor of international relations at Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

Kuwait has forged a strong bilateral security alignment with the United States over the past three decades. But it has also pursued foreign policies that run counter to expressed American objectives and priorities in the Gulf and the broader Middle East. Why this happens can best be explained in terms of a combination of shifts in the overt US commitment to the partnership and changes in the level of threat in the region.

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