Opinion & Analysis
Opinion articles and political analysis by Dr. Salem Alketbi on Gulf, Arab, Iranian and international affairs.
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The Iran threat grows beyond the regional game
For years, the world reduced the real and potential threat from Iran to its nuclear and missile programs. But the…
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Why is NATO turning to East Asia?
For many years, it has been buffeted by questions of identity and role in the post-Cold War era and vacillations…
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Did Biden offer Russia Ukrainian territory?
A European newspaper quotes a report attributed to a Russian news agency that US President Joe Biden sent CIA Director…
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What happens after the Isfahan attack in Iran?
The three-drone attack on the Iranian Defense Ministry’s military-industrial complex in Isfahan was not the first qualitative incursion of its…
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What it means to supply Ukraine with Western tanks
In a major push for the West’s growing military support for Kiev and fading hopes for an early resolution of…
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What the US-Israeli maneuvers are telling us
Several of the recent joint US-Israeli military exercises have been called the largest ever. Thousands of military personnel from both…
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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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