Opinion & Analysis
Opinion articles and political analysis by Dr. Salem Alketbi on Gulf, Arab, Iranian and international affairs.
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Extremism
The Concept of “Jihad” and the Kidnapped Collective Consciousness
In the midst of the ongoing attacks and terrorist crimes committed by Daesh in several countries, the group is promoting…
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Iran
A New Strategic Reality in the Gulf
A final agreement on Iran’s nuclear program was reached between Tehran and the P5+1 on Tuesday. What is important in…
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Arab Armies Risk Dismantlement
The problem of wars in the era of asymmetric threats is not related to the size or capabilities of armies…
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Targeting the Egyptian Army … Why?
It is hard to be convinced that groups and organizations that falsely raise slogans of Islam, are working in isolation…
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Negotiating with the Devils
Nothing is impossible in politics. It is the art of the possible and meeting halfway, where conflicting interests must be…
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Extremism
Between Two Extremisms: Freeing Religion from Terrorism
In the midst of the war against the extremist religious thought, there have been a lot of articles about how…
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Iran
Erdogan: A New Breach of Syria’s Sovereignty?
The international community kept – comfortably – quiet as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a military operation in northern…
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United States
The American Carpenter’s Door…
US officials have criticized the security procedures at airports in many countries of the world. The public opinion took these…
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Iran
The Forbidden Love in Iraq
The US administration should understand that Iran’s interference in the region would only bring widespread destruction, especially now that Iran…
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United States
What Fate for the ‘Islamic State’?
Emirati writer and political analyst Salim Al Ketbi believes that the idea of jihad has a renewing ideological momentum that…
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