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    Thursday, September 24, 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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    Security

    Netanyahu pushes for US military aid drawdown

    May 25, 2026 ARFA

    Prime Minister Netanyahu’s proposal to phase out US military assistance faces severe domestic fiscal constraints and long-term procurement challenges.

    Geopolitics

    Japan’s read on the Trump-Xi summit

    May 25, 2026 ARFA

    Tokyo analyzes the strategic guardrails and structural risks of the Beijing bilateral talks, detailing critical implications for Taiwan and the US alliance.

    Geopolitics

    Iraq Forms a New Government Without Resolving Cabinet Role of Iran-Backed Militias

    May 24, 2026 ARFA

    Iraq forms an uncompleted government under PM Ali al-Zaidi, dodging immediate confrontation over the cabinet role of Iran-backed militias in Baghdad.

    Analysis

    How Israel’s war on Gaza has made Hajj an unreachable dream

    May 24, 2026 ARFA

    Israel’s war on Gaza has blocked local residents from traveling to Mecca, stranding hopeful pilgrims and cutting off essential access to the Hajj.

    Analysis

    Civilian Casualties and the Threat to US Military Professionalism

    May 24, 2026 ARFA

    Strategic denial of battlefield realities erodes international trust and fundamentally degrades the ethical foundation of US command structures.

    Analysis

    Putin-Xi Summit Fails To Land Major Breakthroughs

    May 24, 2026 ARFA

    The latest diplomatic engagement in Beijing reveals the sharp structural limits of the Sino-Russian axis as major energy export deals remain stalled.

    MENA

    Vanishing horizon: why Sudan’s civil war is getting harder to solve

    May 24, 2026 ARFA

    Sudan’s war enters a deadly new phase of fragmentation, as fractured military fronts and gridlocked international diplomacy extinguish hopes for peace.

    Security

    Taiwan’s Hormuz Option: What Taiwan Can Learn from Conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine

    May 24, 2026 ARFA

    Discover how the Taiwan Asymmetric Warfare Playbook integrates critical drone and maritime lessons from Ukraine and Iran to counter Chinese aggression.

    Energy

    The anatomy of a fracture: The structural forces behind the UAE’s OPEC exit

    May 24, 2026 ARFA

    Discover the real geopolitical and economic drivers behind the strategic UAE exit from OPEC and what it means for global energy markets.

    Security

    The humiliation of finding secret Israeli bases in Iraq

    May 24, 2026 ARFA

    The discovery of unauthorized tactical installations in Iraq undermines state sovereignty and fractures Western security partnerships across the Middle East.

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