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    Tuesday, September 22, 2026
    MEROMERO
    • Geopolitics

      Middle Power Hedging: Insurance Against an Unreliable US

      September 22, 2026 ARFA

      Maritime chokepoints expose US two-theater error

      September 21, 2026 ARFA

      Hormuz closure proves US oil independence is a myth

      September 21, 2026 ARFA

      Syria-Lebanon relations shift from dominance to states

      September 20, 2026 ARFA

      Yemen quagmire: Saudi Arabia’s Vietnam moment

      September 19, 2026 ARFA
    • Security

      Iraqi Telecom: The Militia Grip Washington Overlooks

      September 22, 2026 ARFA

      US Strategic Overstretch: Iran War Lessons Reach Beijing

      September 22, 2026 ARFA

      Saudi oil routes expose the price Riyadh won’t pay

      September 21, 2026 ARFA

      PMF disarmament: concessions without real teeth

      September 21, 2026 ARFA

      Iran Deterrence Doctrine:From Patience to Counter-Escalation

      September 21, 2026 ARFA
    • Analysis

      Iran Oil Revenue, Not Ideology, Sustains the Regime

      September 22, 2026 ARFA

      UN Decomposition: How U.S. Selectivity Is Breaking the UN

      September 22, 2026 ARFA

      Syria recovery is the Iran war’s forgotten front

      September 21, 2026 ARFA

      Gulf Maritime Mechanism: A Face-Saving Exit for Iran

      September 21, 2026 ARFA

      Why Hormuz Bypass Routes Need Redundancy, Not Substitutes

      September 20, 2026 ARFA
    • Policy Brief

      Iran Transnational Repression Turns Data into Hit Lists

      September 19, 2026 ARFA

      Israel’s next government must prioritize the Abraham Accords

      September 9, 2026 ARFA

      Trilateral Defence Agreement Drives Regional Security Shift

      August 21, 2026 ARFA

      Trump Lebanon Policy Risks Frontloading Rewards to Beirut

      August 13, 2026 ARFA

      Saudi-UAE Reconciliation Shows Managed Rift Amid Threats

      August 10, 2026 ARFA
    • MENA

      Morocco normalization with Israel reshapes North Africa

      September 19, 2026 ARFA

      Sudan partition emerges without a formal declaration

      September 16, 2026 ARFA

      Nile Dam Crisis Deepens as Ethiopia Plans Three New Dams

      September 8, 2026 ARFA

      US Libya Plan Risks Triggering Political Chaos

      August 24, 2026 ARFA

      Egypt Energy Crisis Forces Green Shift Amid War

      August 24, 2026 ARFA
    • Governance

      Israel election: the war policy outlives Netanyahu

      September 21, 2026 ARFA

      Iran power struggle erupts over Tehran protests

      September 19, 2026 ARFA

      Talabani exile looms as US cuts peshmerga subsidies

      September 17, 2026 ARFA

      Peshmerga Unification: A Mirage Washington Must See Through

      September 15, 2026 ARFA

      Saudi Women Empowerment: Access Without Real Agency

      September 15, 2026 ARFA
    • Economy

      Saudi economic recovery: the downside is now the baseline

      September 22, 2026 ARFA

      Iran inflation and the limits of economic pressure

      September 21, 2026 ARFA

      Iran Shadow Economy: Adaptation Comes at a Rising

      September 16, 2026 ARFA

      US-Iran Economic War Cannot Break a Regime Built to Endure

      September 15, 2026 ARFA

      Gulf Infrastructure Spending Turns Crisis Into Advantage

      September 12, 2026 ARFA
    • Energy

      China energy security weathers Hormuz but creates risk

      September 21, 2026 ARFA

      Fuel vulnerability is not about who produces oil

      September 21, 2026 ARFA

      Gulf bypass routes turn redundancy into rationing

      September 20, 2026 ARFA

      Russia Sanctions Bill Threatens Global Energy Trade

      September 11, 2026 ARFA

      Gulf Clean Energy Splits Between War and Opportunity

      September 10, 2026 ARFA
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    Analysis

    Iran Thinks Time Is Its Best Weapon Against America. Trump Needs to Take That off the Table

    June 5, 2026 ARFA

    Iran thinks time is its best weapon against American impatience. Trump can neutralize that advantage by removing timelines and rejecting half-measures.

    Analysis

    Why Does No One Care About the World Cup This Year?

    June 5, 2026 ARFA

    Club soccer’s year-round dominance and political fractures over national identity have quietly drained the World Cup of its old global power.

    Geopolitics

    Why Turkey and Azerbaijan Are Falling Out

    June 5, 2026 ARFA

    Baku’s ambassador dictated Turkey’s border policy. Israel deepens the rift. The pan-Turkic dream is cracking under realpolitik.

    Security

    Iran’s Mafia State Understands Only Law Backed by Power

    June 5, 2026 ARFA

    Tehran’s mafia state respects neither international law nor civilian life. Only power-backed consequences can restore order in the Gulf.

    Geopolitics

    No seat at the table: How US-Iran talks may shape Lebanon’s fate

    June 5, 2026 ARFA

    Lebanon’s fate is being decided not in Beirut but in secret US-Iran talks that may leave the country permanently sidelined.

    Security

    Israel’s New Threat Map Is a System, Not a Front

    June 5, 2026 ARFA

    Israel’s New Threat is no single front but a system of simultaneous physical and digital attacks demanding faster, cheaper, layered defense.

    Analysis

    Is Donald Trump Striking Out on Iran?

    June 5, 2026 ARFA

    The House defied Trump on Iran strikes. Republican loyalty is crumbling. Is the president striking out on Iran entirely?

    Geopolitics

    Conflict and Cooperation in the Red Sea

    June 5, 2026 ARFA

    Regional powers and local actors are reshaping Red Sea geopolitics through strategic investments, military basing, and proxy conflicts.

    Energy

    Iranian Oil Exports Nosedive After U.S. Blockade Begins

    June 4, 2026 ARFA

    U.S. maritime operations cut Iranian crude flows to 200,000 bpd, introducing unprecedented pressure on Tehran’s primary wartime revenue streams.

    Geopolitics

    Netanyahu won’t stop until all Arab political parties are gone

    June 4, 2026 ARFA

    Netanyahu won’t stop until every Arab political party is legally dismantled or rendered politically inert inside Israel’s electoral system.

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    Middle Power Hedging: Insurance Against an Unreliable US

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