Opinion & Analysis
Opinion articles and political analysis by Dr. Salem Alketbi on Gulf, Arab, Iranian and international affairs.
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Biden’s priorities and the battle of slogans
The address to the Union is an annual event where the world learns what direction the White House is taking.…
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The Chinese balloon and signs of conflict to come
Despite the furore over the incident involving the Chinese balloon launched by the US and described as an instrument for…
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Can China strike a balance between Iran and the GCC states?
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s recent visit to China is raising different expectations and opinions among observers and experts, some of…
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Did the IRGC retaliate for the Isfahan attack?
In a striking statement to the press, Brigadier General Ramadan Sharif, spokesman for the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, said that “Israel…
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The Iran threat grows beyond the regional game
For years, the world reduced the real and potential threat from Iran to its nuclear and missile programs. But the…
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Why is NATO turning to East Asia?
For many years, it has been buffeted by questions of identity and role in the post-Cold War era and vacillations…
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Did Biden offer Russia Ukrainian territory?
A European newspaper quotes a report attributed to a Russian news agency that US President Joe Biden sent CIA Director…
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What happens after the Isfahan attack in Iran?
The three-drone attack on the Iranian Defense Ministry’s military-industrial complex in Isfahan was not the first qualitative incursion of its…
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What it means to supply Ukraine with Western tanks
In a major push for the West’s growing military support for Kiev and fading hopes for an early resolution of…
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What the US-Israeli maneuvers are telling us
Several of the recent joint US-Israeli military exercises have been called the largest ever. Thousands of military personnel from both…
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