Kuwait: Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy

Abstract

Kuwait remains pivotal to U.S. efforts to secure the Persian Gulf region because of its consistent cooperation with U.S. strategy and operations in the region and its proximity to both Iran and Iraq. Kuwait and the United States have a formal Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) under which the United States maintains forces and pre-positioned military equipment in Kuwait. These forces contribute to U.S. efforts to project power and otherwise operate in the region, including to combat against the Islamic State. Kuwait has offset some of the costs of U.S. operations in the region since Iraqs 1990 invasion of Kuwait, and receives no U.S. foreign assistance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1022594

Entities

People

  • Kenneth Katzman

Organizations

  • Congressional Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Department Of State
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Law
  • Military Education
  • Military Personnel
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Petroleum
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Warfare

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