Opinion & Analysis
Opinion articles and political analysis by Dr. Salem Alketbi on Gulf, Arab, Iranian and international affairs.
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Crisis in Sudan: Portents of a grim outcome
First published in Israel Hayom on June 21, 2023. As I warned from the beginning, the conflict in Sudan could…
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The deathtrap of national armies
What’s unfolding in Sudan regarding field developments isn’t much different from what has transpired for national armies in other Arab…
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United States
A brand new Saudi Arabia
Today is a whole new ball game in the longstanding alliance between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States…
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Saudi sports deals: prestige or strategy?
Saudi Arabia’s rapid developmental progress has caught the world’s eye, and it’s not just limited to one sector. Instead, it’s…
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Extremism
Blinken’s visit against the backdrop of Saudi-American ties
On June sixth, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a visit…
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Gulf security
A ‘naval alliance’ between the GCC countries and Iran
The announcement made by Admiral Shahram Irani, the Iranian Navy Commander, stirred up a significant debate regarding the formation of…
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Yemen
Is Iranian regional behavior changing?
First published in Israel Hayom on June 14, 2023. There are several indications of continued convergence and openness between Tehran…
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Iran
What Lebanese Hezbollah’s drills tell us
The presence of Hezbollah in Lebanon has long been a topic of concern, as it is a larger issue of…
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Saudi Arabia is the fulcrum of the New Middle East
The growing strategic weight held by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in international relations is hard to overstate. It goes…
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Iran
Can Lebanon emerge from Hezbollah’s shadow?
First published in Israel Hayom on June 7, 2023. Recently, Lebanese Hezbollah conducted a live ammunition exercise in southern Lebanon.…
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