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Senior Fellow at the Rafik Hariri Center and former ambassador Richard LeBaron and Dr. Mary Ann Tetreault, a former professor of international affairs and expert on Kuwait, held a discussion on Kuwait's prospects for political development in light of recent regional turmoil. Ambassador LeBaron posed a series of questions focused on different aspects of the Kuwaiti political landscape, including the youth movement, the effect of recent parliamentary elections, the role of Kuwaiti women, sectarianism, and relations with the US.

Dr. Tetreault compared the level of sectarian tension in Kuwait to that of its neighbors, observing that the sheer size of the Shiite minority allowed the sect to be incorporated into Kuwaiti politics without provoking fear. She predicted that Kuwait is not likely to fall into a pattern of high sectarian tension, despite the actions of political forces within Kuwait to stoke these sentiments.

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