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    Tuesday, September 22, 2026
    MEROMERO
    • Geopolitics

      US-Saudi Alliance Frays as Trump’s War Hands Gulf to China

      September 22, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • 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

      Iran War Economy: The Wrong People Pay the Price

      September 22, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • 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 has won the war. Trump and Netanyahu now face a reckoning

    May 31, 2026 ARFA

    Explore how failed military strategies and dynamic new counter-alliances have shattered the Western-backed security architecture across the region.

    Policy Brief

    King Trump and the Looming MAGA Challenge

    May 31, 2026 ARFA

    This corporate strategy brief explores structural friction within the GOP, detailing how shifting demographic alignments create a critical challenge for King Trump.

    Geopolitics

    Iran Holds Firm in Lebanon

    May 31, 2026 ARFA

    As diplomatic adjustments alter regional priorities, Tehran signals that its commitment to forward asymmetrical architectures is non-negotiable.

    Economy

    Why China’s Economy Is Weaker Than You Think

    May 31, 2026 ARFA

    This strategic macroanalysis exposes the deep structural fragilities of state-led economic systems and outlines the debt-laden limits of central planning.

    Analysis

    The Iran War and the Home Front Dilemma

    May 31, 2026 ARFA

    An analytical assessment of how domestic public opinion and economic pressure limit military actions, using historical precedents to guide future strategy.

    Geopolitics

    Can Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ Rebound?

    May 31, 2026 ARFA

    This strategic brief assesses whether Iran’s regional proxy strategy faces definitive collapse or structural evolution after unprecedented military shock.

    Geopolitics

    Did Putin Return From China Empty-Handed?

    May 31, 2026 ARFA

    This strategic analysis reviews how the stalling of the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline reveals the stark economic limits of Moscow’s leverage with Beijing.

    Security

    The Impact of the Iran War on the Gulf’s Grand AI Plans

    May 30, 2026

    Despite targeted kinetic disruptions, long-term state investments in sovereign digital centers remain fundamentally resolute against ongoing geopolitical shocks.

    Geopolitics

    Trump’s Iran Failure Began in Greenland

    May 30, 2026 ARFA

    A threat to Greenland, not missiles in Hormuz, doomed Trump’s Iran policy and handed Tehran an unexpected strategic victory.

    Geopolitics

    Wars may end, but displacement persists: Where is humanitarianism in the US-Iran war?

    May 30, 2026 ARFA

    The US-Iran war has displaced millions across Iran and Lebanon, yet humanitarianism remains completely subordinated to hard politics and military deterrence.

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