Opinion & Analysis
Opinion articles and political analysis by Dr. Salem Alketbi on Gulf, Arab, Iranian and international affairs.
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Militias and risk factors in the Middle East
The terrorist attack on the natural gas plant in the Shaybah oil field in Saudi Arabia “is a serious threat…
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Iran
How Iran got it wrong
The recent statements by the Iranian regime’s leaders have an undertone of arrogance to them. Although vanity is a typical…
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United States
A conflict for the future between China and the US
The trade conflict between the United States and China is basically a strategic conflict. In the past decades, military weapons…
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UAE
Closer look at the UAE-KSA alliance
In recent weeks, some analysts have been speculating about the erosion – or even breakdown – of the strategic alliance…
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Racism: a weapon of mass destruction
I recently read an interesting comment by a security official on a recent shooting in the US, saying if a…
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Tunisia’s Muslim Brotherhood: Quite a political transformation
Many researchers keep repeating that there is a distinction between the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and their counterparts in Tunisia.…
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Iran
How do Mullahs manage the Iranian crisis?
The United States called for direct and indirect negotiations with Iran through Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Republican Senator and…
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Iran
How Trump thinks about the Iranian issue
As is no secret to any analyst, US President Donald Trump prefers to avoid the war scenario with Iran in…
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United States
British politics under Boris Johnson
In recent days, political and media circles have been concerned about Boris Johnson’s arrival as British Prime Minister to replace…
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Morocco: Promising prospects for the future
His Majesty King Mohammed VI’s speech on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of his accession to the throne was…
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