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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

      Iran in Yemen: pushing Houthis into a wider war

      September 22, 2026 ARFA

      Settler violence: a systemic failure, not a policing gap

      September 22, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • 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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    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.

    Analysis

    The American Military’s Coming Marathon

    June 4, 2026 ARFA

    This strategic defense evaluation analyzes the industrial retooling and systemic shifts necessary for sustaining an extended global deterrence campaign.

    Geopolitics

    How will the Iran war change the US role in the world?

    June 4, 2026 ARFA

    Evaluate how the high-stakes aftermath of the 2026 Middle East conflict reshapes American grand strategy and tests security dynamics across East Asia.

    Geopolitics

    How Arab Gulf States View the Emerging Iran Deal

    June 4, 2026 ARFA

    Gulf monarchies welcome the ceasefire but fear an emboldened Iran,forcing rapid defense diversification and pragmatic engagement with a nuclear capable neighbor.

    Security

    Iran and the Path Forward: Trump Should Embrace His Leverage and Pursue Peace Through Strength

    June 4, 2026 ARFA

    Military success alone won’t secure lasting gains. Peace Through Strength demands sustained pressure, coalition action,and no relief until Iran complies fully.

    Analysis

    Sadr once again dismantles his armed militia. Why now?

    June 3, 2026 ARFA

    Sadr dismantles his militia not as defeat but as a shrewd political calculation to rebrand as statesman while preserving unmatched social power.

    Security

    Water and Cognitive Warfare

    June 3, 2026 ARFA

    The targeting of water supply is being normalised by cognitive warfare. More must be done…

    Security

    Why the plan to disarm Hamas is destined to fail

    June 3, 2026 ARFA

    Forcing Hamas to disarm before any credible pathway to statehood or security exists repeats failed strategies that historically produced splinter groups.

    Analysis

    Is Iran’s Opposition Ready to Rule?

    June 3, 2026 ARFA

    Iran’s opposition lacks unified leadership as monarchists and ethnic groups clash over whether a future Tehran should centralize or decentralize power.

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