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    Wednesday, April 22, 2026
    MEROMERO
    • Geopolitics

      How the Iran War Is Eroding the Gulf States’ World

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      War on Iran: Why Egypt cannot afford to take sides

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      The Gulf Does Not Want This War to Continue

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      Catholics finally splitting with Trump over Iran war and Israel

      April 20, 2026 ARFA

      Iran’s Instability and the Gulf’s Indispensability

      April 20, 2026 ARFA
    • Security

      How Will the Strait of Hormuz Blockade End?

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      Can Saudi Arabia Keep Hedging?

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      What Are the Unintended Consequences of the U.S.-Iran Conflict for Defense and Security?

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      Don’t Let Iran Sow Hunger Around the World

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      Avoid any temporary deal on Iran’s nukes

      April 21, 2026 ARFA
    • Analysis

      War on Iran: Why Israel and the US are the ultimate losers

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Gambit and the Limits of U.S. Military Power

      April 21, 2026

      Iran-US war: Four scenarios for what’s next as talks stumble

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      Israel’s war obsession and the urgency of Palestinian leverage

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      Both Iran and US think they’re winning the war. Both can’t be right

      April 21, 2026 ARFA
    • Policy Brief

      Trump’s craving for the spotlight risks Iran deal hopes

      April 21, 2026

      An ‘Open for Open’ Hormuz Deal Could Break the Iran Stalemate

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      In Iran Negotiations, the White House’s Military Options Are Dwindling

      April 20, 2026 ARFA

      The Iran war is not about China

      April 19, 2026 ARFA

      Indonesia and the Gulf must do more than soft power in a time of war

      April 19, 2026 ARFA
    • MENA

      Progress without justice: why Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi’s killing is unlikely to reach a courtroom

      April 17, 2026 ARFA

      After 3 years of fighting, Sudan’s civil war is only getting worse

      April 17, 2026 ARFA

      Can France and Algeria get their relationship back on track?

      April 1, 2026 ARFA

      Israel’s push for Somaliland base raises fears of wider war

      March 13, 2026 ARFA

      Pressing challenges facing Egypt as a result of the Iran war

      March 10, 2026 ARFA
    • Governance

      All the Pieces Are Lining up for Regime Change in Iran

      April 7, 2026 ARFA

      The bomb and the ayatollah: Islamic just war and the nuclear question in post-Khamenei Iran

      April 7, 2026 ARFA

      The Real War for Iran’s Future, Who Will Determine the Fate of the Islamic Republic?

      March 31, 2026 ARFA

      Regime Change in Iran Is the Only Path to Middle East Peace

      March 30, 2026 ARFA

      Zolghadr at the Top of Iranian Security

      March 28, 2026 ARFA
    • Economy

      How to Fight an Economic War

      April 21, 2026

      What’s Next for Oil Markets After the Ceasefire Agreement?

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      Dollar dominance is surviving the Iran war – just about

      April 19, 2026 ARFA

      6 weeks of war has pushed millions of Iranians into poverty

      April 18, 2026 ARFA

      How China’s Energy Needs Are Driving Its Push for Peace in the Middle East

      April 18, 2026 ARFA
    • Energy

      Why the US’s Financial Efforts to Keep the Hormuz Strait Open Failed

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      Strait of Hormuz is open, but economic pain is just beginning

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      How the Iran War Is Inadvertently Boosting Our Energy Transition

      April 20, 2026 ARFA

      Waves of Hormuz Hit Lebanon

      April 18, 2026 ARFA

      The Easy Win That Could Help Unlock the Strait of Hormuz

      April 18, 2026 ARFA
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    Analysis

    How LEO Satellite Internet Can Help Break Iran’s Blackout

    April 17, 2026 ARFA

    Deploying LEO satellite internet and Direct-to-Cell technology is essential to breaking Iran’s digital blockade and countering IRGC-led information warfare.

    Analysis

    When hegemony reaches its limits

    April 17, 2026 ARFA

    Ceasefire exposes hegemonic overreach as U.S. military superiority fails to compel Iranian political submission or strategic concession.

    Energy

    With Hormuz Closed, China Is Wiring the Globe’s Clean Energy Future

    April 17, 2026 ARFA

    Hormuz crisis accelerates global shift to Chinese-dominated solar, battery, and grid infrastructure, deepening U.S. geoeconomic disadvantage.

    Policy Brief

    The Man Vance Met in Islamabad

    April 17, 2026 ARFA

    Ghalibaf’s pragmatic nationalism aligns with Vance’s populism, but Trump’s bluster and hawkish pressure threaten negotiation viability.

    Energy

    In Blockading Iran, the US Forgot About China

    April 17, 2026 ARFA

    US Hormuz blockade miscalculates by threatening Chinese energy access, inviting rare earth retaliation against depleted American stockpiles.

    MENA

    Progress without justice: why Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi’s killing is unlikely to reach a courtroom

    April 17, 2026 ARFA

    Saif Gaddafi assassination exposes Libyan legal paralysis as tribal cohesion overrides prosecution, decapitating Green movement.

    Security

    Can the US Navy Clean Up the Strait of Hormuz with Anti-Mine Drones?

    April 17, 2026 ARFA

    US Navy deploys underwater drones to clear Iranian mines as warships test reopened Hormuz passage.

    Energy

    On the Strait of Hormuz, Who Will Blink First, the US or Iran?

    April 17, 2026 ARFA

    Hormuz blockade tests U.S. political will against Iranian economic pain tolerance amid enforcement gaps and domestic dissent.

    Energy

    Is the Strait of Hormuz the key to resolving the crisis?

    April 17, 2026 ARFA

    Hormuz becomes central bargaining chip as Iranian denial strategy confronts U.S. naval dominance and blockade enforcement.

    Analysis

    America and Iran’s Long Road to Peace

    April 17, 2026 ARFA

    U.S.-Iran peace hinges on compromise over enrichment suspension and a UN-backed Gulf security forum.

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