Relationship dossier
Italy
Kuwait
Relationship assessment
Italy and Kuwait have developed practical defense cooperation, including Italy’s role in Kuwait’s liberation and a Eurofighter acquisition agreement.
Italy toward Kuwait
+35Italy participated in the 1991 coalition operation that expelled Iraqi forces from Kuwait. Italy later concluded a government-to-government agreement for Kuwait’s acquisition of Eurofighter aircraft.
Kuwait toward Italy
+35Kuwait agreed to acquire Eurofighter aircraft through a government-to-government agreement with Italy, providing a concrete basis for defense cooperation.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship includes concrete cooperation on defense, notably the 1991 coalition action to restore Kuwait’s sovereignty and the later Eurofighter acquisition agreement. These features support a cooperative characterization, although the wider scope and implementation of bilateral initiatives are unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Italy and Kuwait have cooperated notably on defense. Italy took part in the 1991 coalition operation to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait, and Italy later concluded a government-to-government agreement for Kuwait to acquire Eurofighter aircraft. These are concrete examples of cooperation, though the breadth of other bilateral government initiatives and their implementation is less clear.
Key developments
Italy participated in the coalition operation to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait.
Kuwait and Italy concluded a government-to-government agreement for Kuwait to acquire Eurofighter aircraft.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of defense cooperation beyond the Eurofighter agreement are unclear.
- The scale of other bilateral government initiatives is unclear.