Opinion & Analysis
Opinion articles and political analysis by Dr. Salem Alketbi on Gulf, Arab, Iranian and international affairs.
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Chronic Arab political gridlock
Sadistic members of Iraq’s 73-member parliament have resigned en masse after months of deadlock, paralysis, gridlock and political conflict. Although…
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So Iran doesn’t get out of control
The debate on the Iran nuclear issue has fallen back to what it was before 2015, with significant differences, all…
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Vienna talks: how about a plan B?
The Vienna talks are deadlocked, even though the failure has not yet been officially announced. What could be described as…
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Is the future of fossil fuels redrawn?
The crisis in Ukraine has had a profound global impact in various fields and sectors. One of them, of course,…
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The Security Crisis in Iranian Political Thought
While Iran is engaged in Vienna talks seeking a way out to reopen the nuclear deal it signed with the…
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Religious offense and a weak culture of coexistence
The abuse of sacred religious symbols is undoubtedly one of the manifestations of an absent or rather weak culture of…
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An axis of interests, not an axis of resistance
I don’t know to what extent the coordination between the UAE and Russia under the OPEC+ platform can be interpreted…
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A new victory for the culture of coexistence in the Middle East
The evolution of relations between the UAE and Israel since the signing of the peace agreement in September 2020 shows…
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Long-haul war of attrition in Ukraine
NATO leaders seem to be fully convinced of the need to prepare for what they describe as a long-term “war…
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India and the crisis of invective remarks
Undoubtedly, the recent events in India’s relations with Arab and Islamic countries related to insulting remarks about the Prophet (PBUH)…
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