The Emir Giveth, the Emir Taketh Away - Anticipating Kuwait’s Post-Suspension Constitution

Abstract

Kuwait, a democratic outlier in a hopelessly authoritarian Gulf, is facing a constitutional crisis under its new Emir who is intolerant to his country’s never-ending political gridlocks. Over the next four years, expect a constitutional overhaul. Instead of emulating the Kais Saied model, which would scrap the entire democratic experiment, the new constitution should address the key flaws in a six-decade-old political system that has been plagued by persistent stalemates between the government and parliament.

Keywords

• Constitutional Crisis
• Constitutional Reform
• Democratic Backsliding
• Kuwait