Opinion & Analysis
Opinion articles and political analysis by Dr. Salem Alketbi on Gulf, Arab, Iranian and international affairs.
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Iran
Why Iranian Tanks Crush Satellite Dishes?
Basij News, the pro-Sepah news agency, reported that the local authorities destroyed about one hundred thousand satellite dishes and other…
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Extremism
Terror Attacks and Image Wars
There is controversy in France over the publication of photographs of terrorist attacks. The controversy has raged over the last…
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Extremism
Daesh and the Recent Terrorist Crimes
It is a must for any observer of what is happening globally to feel concerned by what is happening in…
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United States
Will Trump Make it?
After the official nomination of the Republican candidate Donald Trump to run for the US presidential elections in November, logic…
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Iraq, the “Chilcot” Commission, and Regional Chaos
It is true that Iraq is suffering an unprecedented existential and decisive crisis for this ancient country in the modern…
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Iran
The Mullahs and their Opponents … A New Chapter of the Novel
After about almost six months of the visit of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to Paris, and receiving what the media…
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Extremism
“Daesh” Strategies and Ours (2 of 2)
In my last article I dealt with the issue of psychological studies as a pivotal fulcrum in dealing with the…
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Extremism
From Mecca to Dhaka … The Evolution of the Phenomenon of Terrorism
There is no doubt that the sinful terrorist attack, which took place on Monday before last, near the Prophet’s Mosque…
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Extremism
“Daesh” Strategies and Ours (1/2)
I recently read a report in the London Life newspaper on the role of the psychological factor in the recruitment…
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Israel
Moves on the Middle-Eastern Chessboard
The observer cannot overlook the crucial strategic moves going on around him in recent days, where Turkey completely resumed its…
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