Opinion & Analysis
Opinion articles and political analysis by Dr. Salem Alketbi on Gulf, Arab, Iranian and international affairs.
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World Cup between politics and sports
The events at the current World Cup in Qatar hold many remarkable signs, the most important and noteworthy of which…
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Are Iran’s mullahs on tenterhooks over the regime’s future?
After more than two months of sustained and intensifying popular protests, the Iranian regime is responding in a way that…
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Important signals in the incident in Poland
The landing of two missiles on Polish territory was just a very important warning about the seriousness of the current…
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Will Europe negotiate with Russia?
In a statement, the full features and dimensions of which have not yet been clarified, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria…
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Iran’s hypersonic missile controversy
In the Gulf region and the Middle East, we may not care much for the dispute over Iran’s announcement that…
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A battle for image, grains and deals in the Ukraine crisis
Russia’s resumption of its commitments in the so-called grain deal is a prime example of diplomatic deals between different parties…
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Israel and striking Iran: military and political stakes
Talk of striking Iran has returned to center stage after Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz made the point, as quoted…
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What’s behind Iran’s drone avowal?
It was no surprise to observers of Iran that Tehran admitted for the first time that it had supplied Russia…
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Iranian drones and the West’s position
We have not seen Western capitals as riled up and angry about Iranian drones as we have lately. There is…
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Constants and variables in the Gulf
Experts and pundits note that coverage and analysis of GCC policies has increased in the US media. This is a…
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