Opinion & Analysis
Opinion articles and political analysis by Dr. Salem Alketbi on Gulf, Arab, Iranian and international affairs.
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United States
Could the coronavirus turn things around for Trump?
With the coronavirus crisis hitting hard in the US, all political issues are being pushed aside. The coronavirus, with all…
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Will science defeat the coronavirus any time soon?
Spreading unprecedented waves of panic and fear everywhere in record time, the coronavirus took the world by storm. Although the…
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Iran
Coronavirus and conspiracy: the mullahs as a model
The expulsion of a medical team from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), while helping to counter the spread of the coronavirus…
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Iran
Iran: fanaticism can be more ominous than the coronavirus
The world is facing a very serious problem at this crucial point in time. To bounce back from the coronavirus…
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The coronavirus is charting a new world map
Just as the coronavirus is raging around the world, its human and economic ramifications are giving rise to new strategic…
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Iran
The dilemma of Iran’s “behavior”
As is evident, a main cause of the regional chaos and tensions is the political behavior of the Iranian mullahs’…
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Coronavirus and new threats
The last decade and the beginning of the 21st century has been marked by the emergence of many diseases and…
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Extremism
The “Muslim Brotherhood” and the US Terror list
The debate over including the “Muslim Brotherhood” in the US terrorist lists has taken on a new twist since Mike…
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Iran
Iran in the middle of US Congress wrangles
In this year of US presidential elections, Iran remains a key issue and material for the electoral political conflict, as…
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Iran
Europe changes course on Iran
They say it’s better late than never. The European position on a response to the US withdrawal from the Vienna…
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