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Kuwait continues to have a close defence relationship with the US although Kuwait's role in facilitating terrorism in the region is creating tensions within the relationship. BMI does not believe that Kuwait faces any immediate serious threats to its security. H owever rapidly changing regional dynamics and particularly the instability in Iraq could potentially pose a threat to Kuwait in the long term .
Kuwait is one of the more stable countries in the Middle East and integrated under the US defence security umbrella it is generally perceived as a Western ally. However we believe that its failure to stamp out financing activities on its territory in support of terrorism is creating tensions in its relations with the US. In this sense the ongoing civil war in Syria and the instability in Iraq throw a shadow over the emirate.
We believe that Kuwait remains an essential base for the US in order to project power into the Gulf and that the ongoing strength of the defence partnership can be determined from the recent deployment of an additional 2100 marine task force to Kuwait. In our view Kuwait's continuing contracts for PAC-3 missiles for example to boost its air defence capabilities with US defence manufacturers such as Raytheon and Boeing demonstrate the strength of the alliance.
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BMI believe that it is important for Kuwait not to divert from the democratic path particularly in relation to its treatment of the opposition in the domestic arena. We believe that to support long-term internal stability it is important to include all strands of society in the political process. We believe that political inclusion for the purpose of stability is currently all the more important in view of declining oil prices which could also affect stability if public spending was ever to be reduced.
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* On October 15 a top Kuwaiti defence official announced that the state of the Gulf Cooperation Council planned to launch a joint naval...
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Global and Regional Political Outlooks
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SWOT Analysis
Snapshot evaluation of the major issues affecting the defence and security sectors economy and politics with issues subdivided into 'Strengths' 'Weaknesses' 'Opportunities' and 'Threats'.
Political Risk Assessment
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Security Risk Analysis
BMI's proprietary Security Risk Rankings provide a reliable - and country comparable - guide to conflict terrorism and criminal risk backed up by our analyst's latest assessment of each component. Furthermore drawing on our country risk expertise we assess the state's vulnerability to a serious - or prolonged - terrorist campaign.
Armed Forces Spending/Expenditure
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Domestic Security Overview
The domestic security overview lists the various potential internal security threats facing a country ranging from internal security issues such as terrorism cyber terrorism crime and drugs to external security issues including general defence procedures and potential threats from specific countries.
BMI Industry Forecast Scenario
Historic data series and forecasts to end-2018 for key industry indicators supported by explicit assumptions plus analysis of key downside risks to the main forecast.
Budgets & Expenditure: Defence expenditure (local currency and US$bn); defence expenditure (% of total budget); defence expenditure (% of GDP); defence expenditure per capita US$; defence budget (local currency and US$bn).
Employment: Employment in arms production (`000s); employment in arms production (% of labour force).
Macroeconomic: BMI's forecasts and analysis of all headline macroeconomic indicators including real GDP growth inflation fiscal balance trade balance current account and external debt.
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