2020 Forecast: Revealing the Future of the Middle East

... programs hinge on the stability of the Gulf region, as any regional war would destroy all these plans and projects. Kuwait The health of Kuwaiti emir Sabah al-Jaber al-Sabah is in critical condition and this would increase the rift over the coming ruler of Kuwait in 2020–2021, leaving all options open for the Islamists to have a big say at the political scene of the country. Though the country is deemed one of the most advanced in the Gulf region politically as the emirate has an elected parliament with true democracy ...