Kuwait
High structural capacity, prosperity outrunning institutions, lopsided (economic complexity the weak point).
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Structural shape
Each spoke shows one pillar, with 0 at the center and 1 at the edge. The shape reveals whether the pillars are similar or whether one is much lower than the others. That difference is called the .
Read as Lopsided · spread 0.39
Additional checks
1 flagged · 2/9 assessedThese checks add context that the overall score can miss. Select a check to see its result, the evidence behind it, and whether enough information was available to assess it.
These two checks run automatically from the five pillars and public source data.
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These checks describe structural risk. They do not predict who will act first in a conflict. Differences smaller than 0.03 are treated as too close to rank when countries are compared head-to-head.
Additional diagnostics
governance context has not been reviewedthe reviewed context is mixed, incomplete, or changing.
- · Watch: 0.390 gap between the highest and lowest pillars
- · Flagged checks: resource dependence
Largest difference across the weighting methods: 0.045. The country stays in the same score band in each check.
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External security context
reviewed for 1989HIGH structural exposure with NO standing deterrent, but a RESPONSE patron intervened to reverse the shock after it landed: survival came from outside help, not internal strength (e.g. Kuwait 1990, conquered then restored by the coalition).
What happened: Invaded by Iraq 2 Aug 1990; sovereignty restored by the coalition Feb 1991. SURVIVED via the response patron.
The indicators behind the score
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