Dr. Salem Alketbi – Emirati political and strategic analyst

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Dr. Salem AlketbiEmirati political and strategic analyst · Gulf security, Iran and countering extremismFormer candidate, UAE Federal National Council

Analysis of the forces reshaping the Gulf and the Middle East: Gulf security, Iran, extremism and UAE foreign policy.

Gulf security Iran UAE Extremism

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Interviewed and cited by:The Times of IsraelThe Christian Science MonitorNewsweekAlhurraAl-Mashhad TVMEMRI

A special edition, never offered for sale“Fakhr Al-Orouba”His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Leader and the HumanBest Arab Book of 2017In the UAE Grade 5 curriculumPresented to Their Highnesses the RulersSee the presentations and curriculum pages →

With H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, 2017

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SpeakingDr. Salem Alketbi takes part in lectures and panel discussions — most recently at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2026.

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Extremism

Dr. Salem Alketbi26 October 2026
10

When Neighborhood Security Is National Security

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s September 29 visit to Riyadh was far from a routine meeting between two close allies. With maritime corridors, energy…
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Opinion & Analysis

Dr. Salem Alketbi25 October 2026
15

Why the Gulf needs a missile arsenal

Defense softens the blow. Only a credible ability to respond stops an adversary from testing the Gulf's limits again and again.
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Israel

Dr. Salem Alketbi11 October 2026
109

How Israel’s pager operation shattered Nasrallah’s aura of invincibility

The second anniversary of the pager operation is a reminder that the first thing to explode on September 17, 2024, was not thousands of small…
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Israel

Dr. Salem Alketbi4 October 2026
91

Jewish-Arab families show how Israeli identities are changing

A while back, I met an Israeli woman from a mixed family: one parent Jewish, the other Arab.
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Opinion & Analysis

Dr. Salem Alketbi3 October 2026
73

When the State misleads itself

A lack of information seldom causes disastrous political decisions, though it remains one of the handiest excuses. Officials offer three claims: the leadership was in…
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Israel

Dr. Salem Alketbi26 September 2026
64

Israel’s October 7 lesson: How a state can survive in a volatile Middle East

In the Middle East, a state that desires peace cannot assume it will live in peace, and a state that avoids war cannot assume war…
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Opinion & Analysis

When Neighborhood Security Is National Security

Why the Gulf needs a missile arsenal

How Israel’s pager operation shattered Nasrallah’s aura of invincibility

Jewish-Arab families show how Israeli identities are changing

When the State misleads itself

Israel’s October 7 lesson: How a state can survive in a volatile Middle East

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