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    Wednesday, September 23, 2026
    MEROMERO
    • Geopolitics

      China Support for Iran Exposes Limits of US Sanctions

      September 23, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • Security

      Yemen Humanitarian Crisis: Starvation as a Weapon of War

      September 23, 2026 ARFA

      Middle East Shield Cannot Be Built by the Region

      September 23, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • Analysis

      Qatar Mediation Empowers the Groups Washington Fights

      September 23, 2026 ARFA

      Return of Iranian Exiles Reveals a Desperate Regime Gambit

      September 23, 2026 ARFA

      Syria Policy: Won Against ISIS, Lost the Country

      September 23, 2026 ARFA

      Iran Energy Crisis Leaves Diplomacy as the Only Way Out

      September 23, 2026 ARFA

      Iran Compromise Deal: A Revised MOU, Not a New War

      September 23, 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

      UAE Space Economy: Iran Hits Earth, Emirates Reach Orbit

      September 23, 2026 ARFA

      Bank Mellat Closure: Erdogan Talks Tough, Turkey Acts Quiet

      September 23, 2026 ARFA

      Syria Economic Crisis: Austerity Backfires on Sharaa

      September 23, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • 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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    Geopolitics

    Iran and the Forever War Trap

    May 28, 2026 ARFA

    This strategic intelligence brief explores how reliance on AI-driven precision strikes has locked Washington into an escalating economic impasse with Tehran.

    Energy

    Bypassing the straits: The India-Middle East-Europe corridor needs a wartime redesign

    May 28, 2026 ARFA

    The current regional conflict forces an immediate maritime re-evaluation, showing that bypassing the straits is vital to protecting key global supply lines.

    Policy Brief

    Trump Doesn’t Need a Big Iran Deal

    May 28, 2026 ARFA

    Structural constraints and regional saboteurs block a massive Middle East treaty. The white house must look past a Big Iran Deal to exit the conflict.

    Security

    Rescuing the Gaza ceasefire: What to do with Hamas’s weapons

    May 28, 2026 ARFA

    This strategic analysis explores how maximalist demands over weapons dismantling threaten the Gaza ceasefire, suggesting a phased decommissioning alternative.

    Analysis

    Who Is Accountable When AI Goes Global?

    May 28, 2026 ARFA

    As advanced automation shatters geographical borders, sovereign states battle to build localized guardrails to manage systemic risks.

    Geopolitics

    Why Syria-US ties cannot rely on leaders’ personal chemistry

    May 28, 2026 ARFA

    This intelligence brief explores why fragile Syria-US ties must evolve past top-level personal chemistry to build permanent institutional frameworks.

    Security

    Evaluating the Damage to Iran’s Ballistic Missile Arsenal

    May 28, 2026 ARFA

    Evaluating the Damage to Iran’s Ballistic Missile Arsenal has become the defining focus of Western…

    Geopolitics

    Trump’s Least Bad Option in Iran

    May 28, 2026 ARFA

    Navigating the current Middle East impasse requires Washington to shift from military coercion toward a framework built on genuine strategic reciprocity.

    Analysis

    Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ‘Decapitation Strike’ on Turkey’s Opposition Party

    May 27, 2026 ARFA

    Erdogan leverages a weaponized judiciary to dismantle the CHP leadership, escalating Turkey’s shift toward autocracy while Western powers remain silent.

    Security

    Hamas disarmament no more likely after commander killed

    May 27, 2026

    The targeted killing of a top commander exposes the deep structural hurdles facing Trump’s Gaza peace plan, proving security architecture outlasts individuals.

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