Opinion & Analysis
Opinion articles and political analysis by Dr. Salem Alketbi on Gulf, Arab, Iranian and international affairs.
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What if Russia wins the Ukraine war?
Many official reports and media accounts speak of heavy Russian casualties in the Ukraine war, both economic and military, especially…
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Illusion of distance: NATO’s attitude towards Iran
“Illusion of distance” was the phrase quipped by Israeli President Isaac Herzog during a visit to NATO headquarters in Brussels,…
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Terrorism’s elbow room in Africa
Terrorism is making a resurgence in various parts of the world, exploiting the world’s current focus on the Ukraine crisis.…
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Did Europe shoot itself in the foot?
In a major move, the European Parliament approved adding Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to the European blacklist of…
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Does Russia fear meeting its Waterloo in Ukraine?
Dmitry Medvedev, Vice President of the Russian Security Council, warned that “the defeat of a nuclear power in a conventional…
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The Iran nuclear deal goes down
After marathon rounds of talks in Vienna and other capitals, the fate of attempts to revive the nuclear agreement signed…
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Iran’s messages behind the executions
The execution of a former Iranian official with British citizenship, Alireza Akbari, after accusing him of spying for Britain, Iran…
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New bellwethers in international relations
About a year after its onset in February 2022, the world is not what it was before the war in…
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Can Syria be turned away from Iran?
The question of how to keep Syria out of the orbit of an alliance with Iran is not a new…
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How Biden’s classified documents put him through the wringer
US President Joe Biden has been feeling confident lately, perhaps for the first time since taking office. Inflation is down,…
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