But a different assertion of democratic and parliamentary power, this time in the Gulf sheikdom of Kuwait, which possesses 10% of world oil reserves, may prove to be equally important. Every sign indicates that the wave of democratization in Kuwait is irreversible, and the impact of these changes extends beyond Kuwait to all the other oil-rich Gulf countries, which are also ruled by emirs and sheikhs.
哈马斯在巴勒斯坦选举中获胜，世界为之震惊。但是，占全球石油储量10％的海湾酋长国科威特再一次显现了民主和议会权力可能会同样重要。所有的迹象都表明，科威特的民主浪潮不可逆转，而且这些变革的影响超出科威特本国，远达其他石油储量丰富、同样被埃米尔和酋长统治的海湾国家。