Opinion & Analysis
Opinion articles and political analysis by Dr. Salem Alketbi on Gulf, Arab, Iranian and international affairs.
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Will Biden sacrifice Israel?
Since the current negotiations among the major powers signatory to the Joint Plan of Action began in 2015, with Iran,…
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The American-Iranian dialogue: No surprises
I do not think that any of the observers or those interested in the Iranian nuclear file crisis was surprised…
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“Ships war” and the chances of an Iranian-Israeli escalation
Israel’s targeting of one of the Iranian naval vessels near the coast of Djibouti recently was nothing but one episode…
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Dam crisis: Options at hand for Egypt
In an article published a few months ago, I wrote that negotiating solutions is not the easiest way to find…
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Can the Middle East put up with repeated missteps?
It is safe to say that the Iranian mullahs’ regime has reached a point where it has become a real…
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Arabs, Turkey and strategic repositioning
There have been recent hints of diplomatic or intelligence contacts between Egypt and Turkey, which highlight a number of things,…
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An eye-opening Saudi initiative
The peace initiative announced by Saudi Arabia to end the conflict in Yemen came as a litmus test of facts…
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Why the mullahs are daring everyone?
The Iranian mullahs continue to defy the major powers that signed the nuclear deal in 2015. The International Atomic Energy…
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Libya stands at a fork in the road
The interest of the global collective in ending the root causes of the chaos in Libya, by once and for…
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Covid-19 Vaccines as Soft Power
The debate over vaccines produced by the major powers has recently shifted from efforts to control the coronavirus epidemic to…
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