Opinion & Analysis
Opinion articles and political analysis by Dr. Salem Alketbi on Gulf, Arab, Iranian and international affairs.
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The underside of EU optimism on Iran’s nuclear issue
Amid uncertainty about the fate of talks on reviving the nuclear deal, six of which were held between the Iranian…
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Daech and the Taliban: a headache or a threat?
Some Taliban elements have been repeatedly targeted by Daech suicide bombers of late, while others have targeted mosques belonging to…
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Middle East: To get off the beaten track
Since the signing of the peace agreement between the UAE and Israel on August 13, 2020, there has been a…
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The rise of China and the new Cold War
In a National Interest poll, most experts and scholars predict a new Cold War between the US and China, a…
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The worst-case scenario in the Iran crisis
Expectations and conflicting statements abound as to the fate of the nuclear negotiations begun some time ago in Geneva between…
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Occupied Emirati islands and how to build trust in the Gulf
In Iran, the people who take power and hold high positions may vary. But they all agree on what they…
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Abraham Peace Accord: one year later
One year after the signing of the Abraham Peace Agreement between the UAE and Israel last September, it can be…
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World order: Consequences of the Afghanistan drawdown
Many scholars and specialists link the collapse of the USSR to the policy of foreign intervention, including the intervention in…
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Recognize the Taliban or else face horror
Pakistan’s National Security Adviser, Moeed Yusuf, was quoted by the Sunday Times as saying, or rather warning the West, that…
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Have the Taliban emboldened Al Houthi?
The Taliban’s control of most of Afghanistan seems to have given Yemen’s Houthi group, Ansar Allah, its financiers, and its…
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