Of course, Kuwait will now experience enormous tensions between the transparent rule of a true parliamentary government and the still powerful legacy of a hidden family-run state. But the old rule of force and intrigue by which other Gulf rulers have been deposed has been replaced by a modern principle – the Al Sabah have surrendered their exclusive control over the succession to the will of Parliament, which alone could provide the legitimacy that the new Emir needs.
当然，科威特现在将经历切实的议会政府的透明统治以及幕后家族管理国家的强大遗产之间巨大的紧张关系。但是，旧的强力统治以及其他海湾国家统治者所被罢黜的阴谋被一项现代原则所取代。萨巴赫家族将继任问题独有的控制权交与了议会的意志。议会可以单独提供新的埃米尔需要的合法性。