Kuwait prepares for another political battle after parliament’s early dissolution

Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s decision to dissolve the National Assembly on 16 October, only nine months before the end of its four-year term, was officially because of regional security concerns. But removing the most acquiescent parliament of recent years seems like an attempt to sideline critics and pre-empt their chances of gaining significant ground at the next elections.