Opinion & Analysis
Opinion articles and political analysis by Dr. Salem Alketbi on Gulf, Arab, Iranian and international affairs.
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Iran
Right Steps towards Iraq
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE…
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Extremism
A New Version of Daesh
As the war against Daesh in Iraq and Syria continues, field military commanders in the fierce battles waged by the…
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UAE
The Pride of Our Youth
The Emirati martyrs who sacrificed themselves for their country are the backbone of the citizenry. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin…
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UAE
Sheikh Zayed’s Institution of Giving
Commemorating the 100th birth anniversary of the founding leader Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin…
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Extremism
Financing Terrorism in the IoT Age
The war against terrorism is about to end, some people speculate, especially after the close defeat of Daesh in Iraq…
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Iran
What the Iranians Got Wrong
The Iranians are thinking that escalation concerning their missile program is inevitable to push the Trump administration to negotiate and…
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Iran
Dirty Politics
In his second term inauguration, Hassan Rouhani spoke repeatedly about dialogue. But as usual, he tried so hard to…
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Extremism
How to Make a Bomb
Recent media reports covered a terrorist plot to shoot a passenger airplane that the Australian anti-terrorism police discovered. Those involved…
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Iran
Bringing Back Iraq
Several months ago, Saudi Arabia started a long process of de-Iranification of Iraq in order to bring it back to…
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Iran
A Mullahs’ Madness
Throughout history, paranoia and megalomania led some politicians to foolishness, insane actions and disastrous decisions. The mullahs of Iran recently…
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