This paper aims to critically analyze and evaluate Kuwait’s national security situation in the aftermath of the 1990-91 Iraqi invasion.
The following three main hypothetical statements are investigated:
Kuwait is facing serious internal and external defective elements in its national security strategy.
2- There is a great necessity for a major reform of the current means and criteria applied to the country’s national security, through the adoption of a comprehensive strategic perspective that encompasses both internal and external success factors.
3- Lessons learned and experiences acquired before and after the Iraqi invasion should be drawn on, in order to avoid the country the major risks associated with continuing to rely solely on the current political economic, social and security set-ups.
The paper concludes with a suggested strategic-perspective model for Kuwait’s national security.