29 Jun The Kafala System: From Domestic Labor to Diplomatic Dilemmas
Sasha Raed Karzon School of Politics, Economics, and Global Affairs, IE University, Madrid, Spain. Bachelor’s in International Relations E-mail: srk.ieu2024@student.ie.edu. Abstract This paper examines how the Kafala system shapes diplomatic tensions between Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, and Kuwait, and major labor-sending nations such...