Opinion & Analysis
Opinion articles and political analysis by Dr. Salem Alketbi on Gulf, Arab, Iranian and international affairs.
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Will the Iranian “step by step” strategy succeed?
Despite President Hassan Rouhani’s clear and frank refusal of his country’s return to abide by the terms of the nuclear…
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Biden’s problem with Middle East allies
The administration of new President Joe Biden has announced more precise criteria and conditions for a return of the US…
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Will Trump Pull Away from American Politics?
Now that Donald Trump is officially the former president of the United States, many questions are being asked about his…
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Interesting American position on the nuclear deal
Although the American position on the Iranian nuclear deal was subject to controversy during the inauguration of President Joe Biden,…
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Bombings in Iraq and war on terror
The recent terrorist twin suicide bombing in Tayaran Square in central Baghdad brought home the fact that the global war…
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Iran’s new negotiating strategy
In the wake of Joe Biden’s official inauguration as President of the United States, the Iranian mullahs have already begun…
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Red rag from Iran or message to President Biden?
To no one’s surprise, some of the missiles fired by the Iranian mullahs’ regime’s forces during recent maneuvers landed near…
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Armed and dangerous militias
The mushrooming of militias in the Middle East is one of the roots of chaos and instability in the region.…
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Biden bequeathed with a hefty political legacy
As we all watched the official inauguration of new US President Joe Biden, the American landscape looked very much at…
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Tech giants and the conflict over media content
Far from the heated political debates in the US over the fate of incumbent President Donald Trump, whether the impeachment…
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