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Kuwait in the Balance: Islamist-Liberal politics in the wake of September 11th |
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Following the attacks of September 11th, Kuwait came under increased U.S. pressure to crackdown on the political and financial activities of Islamist extremists. This was widely expected to benefit the liberal camp in Kuwait, which has been locked in a bitter rivalry with the Islamist political movements over political influence and business networks. Yet despite an initial outcry over the participation of Kuwaitis in the Al-Qaida network, and a media campaign in the U.S. denouncing Islamist influence in the state, the Kuwaiti liberals have failed to capitalize. The Islamists have emerged with greater unity and with their institutional and political strength intact. |
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Name: American Political Science Association
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MLA Citation:
| Smith, Kristin. "Kuwait in the Balance: Islamist-Liberal politics in the wake of September 11th" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston Marriott Copley Place, Sheraton Boston & Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, Aug 28, 2002 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p66642_index.html> |
APA Citation:
| Smith, K. , 2002-08-28 "Kuwait in the Balance: Islamist-Liberal politics in the wake of September 11th" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston Marriott Copley Place, Sheraton Boston & Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p66642_index.html |
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Abstract: Following the attacks of September 11th, Kuwait came under increased U.S. pressure to crackdown on the political and financial activities of Islamist extremists. This was widely expected to benefit the liberal camp in Kuwait, which has been locked in a bitter rivalry with the Islamist political movements over political influence and business networks. Yet despite an initial outcry over the participation of Kuwaitis in the Al-Qaida network, and a media campaign in the U.S. denouncing Islamist influence in the state, the Kuwaiti liberals have failed to capitalize. The Islamists have emerged with greater unity and with their institutional and political strength intact. |
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| Kuwait in the balance: IslamistLiberal politics in the wake of September 11 th Kristin Smith Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Harvard University Prepared for the 2002 American Political Science Association (APSA) conference Draft only -- please do not cite or publish without permission of the author This paper is based on field research made possible by the Fulbright Commission and the Social Science Research Council Introduction Following the attacks of September 11 th Kuwait came under increased U.S. pressure |
| leverage the changed international context and sway the ruling family to their side. The ruling family undoubtedly will continue to balance the two sides against each other and should move against the most extreme elements of the Islamist movement proven to be connected to international militants. But they will not enact the broader split with the Islamist movement sought by liberal Kuwaiti activists. Having nurtured a counterweight to liberal merchant influcence the AlSabah are unwilling -- or perhaps unable |
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