Opinion & Analysis
Opinion articles and political analysis by Dr. Salem Alketbi on Gulf, Arab, Iranian and international affairs.
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Iran
Iranian Lobby Campaigns and Creating Panic
With the spread of pro-Iranian TV channels encouraging sectarianism, the Iranian influence recently shifted from a phase of narrow elitism…
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Extremism
An Important British Move against Extremism
There is no doubt that the strategy recently disclosed by British Prime Minister David Cameron to combat “violent and non-violent…
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Iran
The Missile Test Reveals the Ugly Face of Iran
Iran’s possession of a program to develop ballistic missiles was not obvious to the political and security circles in the…
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Yemen
Iran: A State that Sponsors Terrorism in the Gulf Region
Bahrain’s political discourse did not, perhaps, add much when it described as ‘state-sponsored terrorism’ the attitude of Iran towards the…
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Gulf security
The Iranian Threat to the GCC Security
Ruling out scenarios of military confrontation threatening the region in the recent years, some researchers and analysts have considered that…
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Doors of Ethnic Division!!
The British newspaper “The Daily Telegraph” recently published an article by Tim Collins where he called for the establishment of…
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Extremism
Futility and Innovation vs Militancy and Extremism
In an article posted some time ago, I pointed out that the Arab and Islamic world needs proactive studies and…
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Yemen
Yemen: To Believe in the Right Cause
The shameful terrorist act carried out by Daesh against the Arab coalition forces for the support of constitutional legitimacy in…
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No more Qarmatians in the Muslim World
Some attack me, claiming that I defend the position of Saudi Arabia in the face of the Iranian accusations regarding…
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Iran
Deceiving the Iranian People…!
Iran’s mullahs realize before others that the majority of the Iranian people wants the resumption of relations with the United…
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