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    Sunday, September 13, 2026
    MEROMERO
    • Geopolitics

      BRICS Summit 2026: Iran War Splits Bloc, India Must Hold It

      September 13, 2026 ARFA

      Houthi Victory Exposes Trump’s Broken Iran Strategy

      September 13, 2026

      Arab Diplomacy Offers US a Smarter Path in the Middle East

      September 12, 2026 ARFA

      Russia-Iran Alliance Fuses Two Wars Into One Threat

      September 12, 2026 ARFA

      US Strategy Gap in Asia Grows as Iran War Drains Resources

      September 11, 2026 ARFA
    • Security

      Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Limits of the Postwar Order

      September 13, 2026 ARFA

      Saudi Doctrine on Iraq: Can Bombs Back the State?

      September 13, 2026 ARFA

      US Withdrawal From Iraq Hands Tehran a Strategic Win

      September 13, 2026 ARFA

      Al-Qaeda Defeat Came From Its Own Brutal Mistakes

      September 13, 2026 ARFA

      Mass-Effect Terrorism Risks Return 25 Years After 9/11

      September 12, 2026 ARFA
    • Analysis

      Hezbollah Defeat: Why Lebanon Can Finally Move On

      September 13, 2026 ARFA

      Hormuz Corridor Deal Locks In Iran’s Chokehold

      September 13, 2026 ARFA

      MBS Rivalry With UAE Threatens Riyadh’s Control Over Yemen

      September 13, 2026 ARFA

      Iran Policy Needs Smarter Planning, Not More Force

      September 13, 2026 ARFA

      Oman Neutrality Should Not Be Mistaken for Weakness

      September 13, 2026 ARFA
    • Policy Brief

      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

      US Middle East policy driven by Israeli strategic red lines

      August 2, 2026 ARFA
    • MENA

      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

      Libya Peace Process Fuels Elite Commercial Entrenchment

      August 11, 2026 ARFA

      What New US Sanctions Mean for the Sudan Civil War

      August 1, 2026 ARFA
    • Governance

      Israel After Netanyahu Remains Trapped by Politics

      September 13, 2026 ARFA

      Iranian Regime Collapse Looms as Sanctions Outlast Tehran

      September 10, 2026 ARFA

      Iran Power Shift Strengthens IRGC as War Drags On

      September 9, 2026 ARFA

      Iraq leadership crisis deepens as economy collapses

      September 8, 2026 ARFA

      Syrian Kurds need decentralization, not just integration

      September 7, 2026 ARFA
    • Economy

      Gulf Infrastructure Spending Turns Crisis Into Advantage

      September 12, 2026 ARFA

      Why ‘D-Day’ was destined to be a dud

      September 10, 2026 ARFA

      Syria Sanctions Relief Opens Door to Global Economy

      September 9, 2026 ARFA

      Gulf Economic Quagmire Emerges as Iran War Drags On

      September 7, 2026 ARFA

      Iranian Oil Money Exposes Turkey’s Shadow Banking Role

      September 7, 2026 ARFA
    • Energy

      Russia Sanctions Bill Threatens Global Energy Trade

      September 11, 2026 ARFA

      Gulf Clean Energy Splits Between War and Opportunity

      September 10, 2026 ARFA

      European energy vulnerability deepens as Iran war drags on

      September 7, 2026 ARFA

      Traffic slowly returns to Egypt’s Suez Canal despite Houthi threat

      September 6, 2026 ARFA

      Venezuela Oil Deal Won’t Lower Gas Prices Anytime Soon

      September 3, 2026 ARFA
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    Analysis

    Syrian Democratic Forces End, US Lessons Persist

    September 2, 2026 ARFA

    How the Syrian Democratic Forces’ dissolution ends a decade of U.S. partnership while leaving lessons for Syria’s new government.

    Geopolitics

    US Mideast Exit Shatters Old Security Umbrella Myth

    September 2, 2026 ARFA

    How US Mideast Exit shatters the security umbrella myth, exposing failed American dominance and Israel’s destabilizing regional role.

    Economy

    Why US Iran Sanctions Target UAE Banking

    September 2, 2026 ARFA

    US Iran Sanctions now target the UAE through a warning shot against Bank Misr and test Abu Dhabi’s cooperation.

    Security

    Why the Gulf-US Partnership Will Survive Iran War

    September 2, 2026 ARFA

    Why Gulf states will not abandon Washington despite Iran war failures and instead seek deeper influence within U.S. politics.

    Security

    Why US Iraq Withdrawal Risks Empowering Iran Proxies

    September 1, 2026 ARFA

    US Iraq Withdrawal confronts hardline militias that refuse to disarm, threatening Baghdad’s sovereignty and Iran’s expanding corridor of armed proxies.

    Economy

    Gulf Economic Recovery Stalls After 6 Months of War

    September 1, 2026 ARFA

    Gulf Economic Recovery faces divergent paths as war exposes vulnerabilities in energy exports, tourism, and confidence across all six GCC economies.

    Governance

    Iraq and Lebanon Confront Shared Homegrown Crisis

    September 1, 2026 ARFA

    Iraq and Lebanon share the same sectarian disease. External pressure now offers both a rare opening for reform.

    Security

    Space Arms Race Accelerates Without Defense Limits

    September 1, 2026 ARFA

    Growing U.S. missile defenses are pushing Russia and China toward new nuclear and space capabilities, raising fresh risks for strategic stability.

    Governance

    SDF Integration Confronts Genuine Test in Syria

    September 1, 2026 ARFA

    SDF Integration faces real tests as Damascus absorbs Kurdish forces and resolves disputes over minority rights amid U.S. oversight.

    Analysis

    Iran War of Attrition Undermines US Economic Strategy

    September 1, 2026 ARFA

    How Iran War of Attrition neutralizes U.S. economic pressure and locks Washington into a repeating cycle of strikes and sanctions without strategic exit.

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