Kuwait Amid War, Peace and Revolution: 1979-1991 and New Challenges (St. Antony's)

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
List of Figures, Tables and Graphs......Page 11
Acknowledgments......Page 13
Note on Transliteration......Page 14
Introduction......Page 16
Kuwaiti internal security dynamics......Page 18
Researching internal security in Kuwait......Page 27
The impact of oil......Page 32
Development of the state security apparatus......Page 35
Contemporary internal security organs......Page 40
Summary......Page 42
2 The Immediate Impact of Neighboring Revolution and War, February 1979–January 1981......Page 43
The \"Shiite-ization\" of the revolutionary challenge......Page 44
The revolution and Kuwaiti Shia......Page 46
The revolution, Iranian expats and other foreign residents......Page 50
Attacks against Iranian interests......Page 54
The bombing of al-Rai al-Amm......Page 57
Restoring the National Assembly......Page 59
Summary......Page 62
3 New Political Forums and Ongoing Regional Tremors, February 1981–November 1983......Page 64
The new Assembly and other domestic forums......Page 65
The Gulf Cooperation Council......Page 67
Return of \"spring surprises\"......Page 69
Battlefield reverberations......Page 72
Palestinian attacks and the Palestinian community......Page 74
New trends regarding expatriates......Page 78
Summary......Page 83
4 Major Terror Attacks and National Transformation, December 1983–January 1986......Page 85
Immediate responses to the December 1983 bombings......Page 86
Political convictions behind pursuing and purging Shia......Page 88
Pursuing and purging Shia......Page 91
Limitations on foreign population size......Page 94
Limitations on foreign population character......Page 96
Physical barriers......Page 100
\"Strict\" measures......Page 101
The 1984 hijacking and assassination attempt on Amir Jabir......Page 102
The cafe bombings and new strategies......Page 107
Proliferation of state security trials......Page 112
Decline of the appeal of religious fundamentalism and the 1985 Assembly......Page 114
Summary......Page 116
5 Criticism and Extremism from Kuwaiti Citizens, February 1986–August 1988......Page 118
The internationalization of the war......Page 119
Restricting venues for domestic dissent......Page 121
The June 1986 attacks, public opinion and terrorism trials......Page 125
The citizen-bomber development......Page 129
Explaining citizen-bombers......Page 134
Responding to citizen extremism......Page 137
De-emphasis on the threat from foreign residents......Page 139
Summary......Page 142
6 Old and New Antagonisms after the Ceasefire, September 1988–July 1990......Page 144
Post-war subversion......Page 145
The post-war politics of foreign residents......Page 149
The parliamentary movement......Page 152
The National Council plan......Page 156
Summary......Page 160
7 Loyalty, Opposition and the Iraqi Invasion, August 1990–August 1991......Page 162
Military and security personnel......Page 163
Civilian resisters and other Kuwaiti \"insiders\"......Page 168
The parliamentary movement revisited......Page 170
Expatriate collaboration......Page 177
Population reinvention......Page 181
Summary......Page 185
Key findings......Page 187
New and looming challenges......Page 191
Appendix A: Number of Administrative Deportations per Month According to Nationality, 1978–89......Page 197
Appendix B: Number of First-time Residence Permits Issued per Year, 1978–89......Page 201
Appendix C: Kuwaiti Daily Newspapers and Their Orientations Circa 1986......Page 202
Notes and References......Page 203
Bibliography......Page 230
G......Page 244
M......Page 245
R......Page 246
W......Page 247