Opinion & Analysis
Opinion articles and political analysis by Dr. Salem Alketbi on Gulf, Arab, Iranian and international affairs.
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The co-existential crisis in the Middle East
The current events between the Palestinians and Israel have suggested one thing: calm does not mean the end of violence.…
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A Saudi vision that speaks to common sense
Amid the rapid signs of major transformations expected in the Middle East, HH Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of…
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Israel after going back to the nuclear deal
It is clear that the issue of the Vienna talks to revive the nuclear deal between Iran’ mullahs regime and…
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Is Biden Obama redux?
President Biden’s foreign policy hardly comes up in conversation unless the policies and leanings of former President Barack Obama are…
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Is Israel’s hard line shoring up the US position?
The return of the US to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran is something that Israel has repeatedly voiced rejecting.…
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Nuclear deal: the 2015 scenario all over again?
Everyone remembers the Camp David summit where former US President Barack Obama hosted GCC leaders in May 2015, after a…
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Major recognition of mullahs’ role in Yemen
Observers recognize that President Joe Biden’s administration, unlike previous ones, does not place the Middle East crises as high a…
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Zarif’s leaked audio imbroglio
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s stance on the IRGC’s interference in Iranian foreign policy comes as a surprise to…
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A new world order: clash or coexistence?
Many speak of the emergence of a new world order from the crisis caused by the COVID-19 epidemic. Most analysts…
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A brand new cold war?
Recently, against the backdrop of tensions in relations between the two sides, analysts have been talking about something of a…
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