The Gulf Crisis:An Insight Into Kuwait’s Mediation Efforts

• 作者: Abdulhadi Alajmi
• 来源期刊: 国际关系与外交:英文版
• 学科: 社会科学
• 关键词: KUWAIT MEDIATION DISPUTE GULF CRISIS QATAR GULF Cooperation Council(GCC)
• 年，卷（期）: gjgxywjywb_2018,（10）
• 页码范围: 537-548
• 页数: 12页
• 分类号: C

摘要

Mediation is an important peaceful means of resolving international disputes.In such cases,the mediator invites member states in dispute to roundtable negotiations to bring about a reconciliation.In the late GCC crisis between Qatar on one hand and Saudi Arabia,UAE,Bahrain,and Egypt on the other,Kuwaiti mediation tries to bridge the gap and prevent escalation that might lead to military confrontation against Doha to force a change of regime.However,this mediation is always in danger of an elongated crisis that might worsen the situation and hinder the parties reaching a reconciliatory settlement of their dispute.This is a challenge that confronts the Kuwaiti mediator and jeopardizes the very existence of the GCC in case the Kuwaiti mediator fails to reach a settlement.The dispute went beyond a limited geographic one with Egypt joining the boycott and the symbolic presence of Turkish troops in Qatar.As such,the dispute has created an unprecedented political rift among Gulf States and their rulers and somehow worries the existing regimes.This worrying situation threatens the core principles of some of these States,including those who are still neutral towards the dispute.