“What we can say is that Kuwait appears to be moving from basic defence cooperation towards a more structured security partnership. It doesn’t mean there’s an Article 5-style collective-defence commitment in place. But it is considerably more institutionalised and structured than before,”

Zahid Mahmood · said 2026-08-28 · reported 2026-08-28

Mahmood said the new Kuwait deal is more institutionalised than previous cooperation but does not include an Article 5-style collective-defence commitment.