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Iraq’s Invasion of Kuwait (1990): Conflict Build-up, Regional Diplomacy and US’s Stance

Author(s) Dr. Md. Zubeer Ahmed
Country India
Abstract The change in politics is a rapid phenomenon. This is more so with anarchic international politics. During the eight-year-long Iran-Iraq war, almost all the rich and powerful states of the world supported Iraq, financially and militarily. However, the year 1990 witnessed a dramatic turnaround in the relations between Iraq, its neighbours and the United States (US). The states that supported Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war opposed the occupation and subsequent declaration of merger of Kuwait with Iraq, by Saddam Hussain, (the President of Iraq) as the 19th province, as unwarranted. Subsequently, a United Nations (UN) sanctioned force launched a united offensive against Iraq to free Kuwait from Iraqi occupation.

In this paper, I have made an attempt to comprehend the diplomatic efforts made by the regional leaders to thwart the impending Iraq-Kuwait war in a contextual perspective. I argue that the US laid a trap for Saddam Hussain, the then prevailing dire economic conditions of Iraq after the Iran-Iraq war also pushed Saddam Hussain into the trap. I further argue that the diplomatic strategies of Saddam Hussain to deal with the US and Arab leaders were quintessentially flawed, that forced Iraq to invade Kuwait.
Keywords Iraq, Kuwait, war, diplomacy, Saddam Hussain
Field Sociology > Politics
Published In Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On 2026-01-07
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i01.65492
Short DOI https://doi.org/
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