Opinion & Analysis
Opinion articles and political analysis by Dr. Salem Alketbi on Gulf, Arab, Iranian and international affairs.
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The Battle of Mosul, and Regional and Global Stability
As expected by some observers and specialists, things are getting more complicated in the conflict on the two fronts of…
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United States
“Rigging” the US Presidential Elections
The interactions and political exchanges happening so far in the US presidential race seems in many respects ordinary and a…
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Social Destruction Media (Social Media Once upon a Time)
Social networking services spread and were popularized as they enabled millions of people to connect informally, forming the perfect example…
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Extremism
Daesh ‘Employs’ Educated People not Poor Ones
The French newspaper Le Figaro recently published the results of a study released by the World Bank entitled Economy and…
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UAE
The Land of Tolerance
Since its founding by late Sheikh Zayd bin Sultan Al Nahyan on the 2nd of December, 1971, the United Arab…
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Towards an Arab Attitude on Syria’s Crisis
The contrasting Arab attitudes toward what is happening in Syria are no longer a secret. The latest manifestation of this…
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Yemen
Targeting Swift, an Unforgivable Piracy
The recent attack on the civilian-boarded ship Swift, by Houthi rebels and forces of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah, is…
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UAE
The Strength of Nations
Young people are the password to the success of development strategies and to building the future of states and nations.…
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The Social Media ‘Weapon’
Recently, I have been following numerous events, articles and conferences on political strategy. Most recently, the Mu’tamar al-Qada li-Hurub al-Mustaqbal…
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Iran
Bahram, You Were Fooled
I feel sorry for the position that the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry put himself into, at the UN…
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