Opinion & Analysis
Opinion articles and political analysis by Dr. Salem Alketbi on Gulf, Arab, Iranian and international affairs.
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Extremism
Gaza Strip heading towards its biggest geographical, political partition
Things on the ground right now suggest that the Gaza Strip is right on the edge of its biggest geographical…
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United States
Bagram, once more in play
Afghanistan is a land of contradictions. Despite its rugged terrain, difficult roads, and simple lifestyles, it remains both sought after…
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Iran
Turkey vs Iran: The endless struggle holding the Middle East hostage
Is the Middle East fated to be held hostage by an endless struggle between two powers that share a common…
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Extremism
Gaza has risen against its Hamas tormentors
Hamas is now facing the most dangerous period in its history. The terror group is losing many of its leaders…
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Trump makes it clear that hostages are America’s red line
In international relations, individual lives often become hostage to conflicts between states and armed groups. Here, arbitrary detention is exploited…
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Hunting terror: Israel keeps score but shows no mercy
The fight between Israel and its enemies – both other countries and terror groups – is no longer a small,…
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No immunity for Israel’s enemies
Anyone observing the Middle East understands that Israel’s policy of targeted assassination is neither accidental nor an occasional exception. Instead,…
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Paradise brokers: Hamas fights for power built on a mountain of corpses
Not all movements that carry the banner of resistance are actually seeking freedom. Some build their creed on death and…
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The Middle East’s defeat as a governing project
In politics, a phenomenon has been repeated so often it has become a sacred ritual after every war waged by…
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Palestine
The Mideast’s victimhood: How Gaza dominates the Arab world and ignores other crises
For decades, the Arab media has fixated on Gaza as the central crisis, treating other worldwide Arab tragedies as peripheral.…
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