United States → Kuwait
This score represents United States's relationship toward Kuwait. The reverse direction is calculated separately and shown alongside it.
SIX-COMPONENT MODEL
Current component scores
Component values run from −100 to +100 and are combined with the published weights.
2 documented factors produce the +39 security assessment.
Why this score?
- +24.4Integrated Gulf security cooperationBaseline rule · 2015
Kuwait and the United States participated in an institutionalized Gulf security framework backed by a robust U.S. regional military presence, exercises and cooperation against shared threats.
- +15Joint Military Commission deepened defense modernizationActive event · 2024
The commission advanced integrated air and missile defense, exercises, readiness and interoperability.
2 documented factors produce the +49 diplomacy assessment.
Why this score?
- +34.2Long-standing strategic partnershipBaseline rule · 2015
The bilateral relationship formed part of a durable U.S.-Gulf partnership spanning security, diplomacy and regional stability.
- +15Bilateral Strategic Dialogue institutionalized wider cooperationActive event · 2016
The dialogue created recurring ministerial coordination across defense, security, trade, education and consular affairs.
1 documented factor produce the +10 economic assessment.
Why this score?
- +10Bilateral Strategic Dialogue institutionalized wider cooperationActive event · 2016
The dialogue created recurring ministerial coordination across defense, security, trade, education and consular affairs.
Coverage gap: 2015 reporter-side trade remained below the frozen threshold and the reviewed baseline record did not establish a qualifying economic dialogue.
3 documented factors produce the +24 alignment assessment.
Why this score?
- +48.8Shared regional-security agendaBaseline rule · 2015
The partners coordinated across counterterrorism, maritime security, ballistic-missile defense and conflict stabilization.
- -30United Nations voting alignmentBaseline rule · 2015
A rolling three-year comparison of UN General Assembly votes activates the alignment threshold.
- +5Joint Military Commission deepened defense modernizationActive event · 2024
The commission advanced integrated air and missile defense, exercises, readiness and interoperability.
1 documented factor produce the +15 disputes assessment.
Why this score?
- +14.7Stable cooperative bilateral orderBaseline rule · 2015
The official partnership framework shows institutional cooperation without an active bilateral territorial dispute.
1 documented factor produce the +5 societal assessment.
Why this score?
- +5Bilateral Strategic Dialogue institutionalized wider cooperationActive event · 2016
The dialogue created recurring ministerial coordination across defense, security, trade, education and consular affairs.
Coverage gap: The reviewed record does not establish a national-scale exchange meeting the frozen societal threshold.
+20 in 2015 → +31 in 2026
The change is generated from sourced events and frozen scoring rules, not retrospective editorial adjustment.
3 points
United States → Kuwait and Kuwait → United States remain independent assessments.
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Events affecting the current score
Joint Military Commission deepened defense modernization
The commission advanced integrated air and missile defense, exercises, readiness and interoperability.
Bilateral Strategic Dialogue institutionalized wider cooperation
The dialogue created recurring ministerial coordination across defense, security, trade, education and consular affairs.
This analytical score is not an objective fact, endorsement or prediction. Confidence reflects evidence coverage, while incomplete or unavailable observations remain explicit. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties rather than a meaningful ranking.
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