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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

      US Allies in Asia: Time to Stop Free-Riding on America

      September 24, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • 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

    Why Egypt is helping to end the Iran war

    May 19, 2026 ARFA

    Cairo deploys high-level mediation and defense alignments to resolve regional friction, protect critical waterways,and stabilize its vulnerable domestic economy

    Security

    Water, not oil, is the Middle East’s most precious commodity

    May 19, 2026 ARFA

    Explore how the Persian Gulf conflict worsens the Middle East water crisis. Critical analysis of why water not oil determines the region’s survival.

    Analysis

    Iran is Not a Monolith: The Case for Exploiting the Country’s Internal Fractures

    May 19, 2026 ARFA

    Move beyond military limits. Exploring an Iranian Federation as a long-term strategy to empower ethnic minorities and stabilize the Middle East post-2026.

    Analysis

    AI and Cybersecurity in the Gulf: Strategic Choices

    May 19, 2026 ARFA

    This strategic brief evaluates the integration of artificial intelligence within the critical digital architecture and national defense models of Gulf nations.

    Geopolitics

    Trump’s geopolitical brinkmanship has hit a wall with Iran

    May 19, 2026 ARFA

    President Trump’s high-stakes coercive diplomacy stalls as Iran counters executive volatility with strategic resilience, threatening global energy markets.

    Geopolitics

    Iran’s proxy network under the direct leadership of Khamenei

    May 18, 2026 ARFA

    A groundbreaking public admission confirms the Iranian proxy network operates under the direct, centralized strategic planning of Ali Khamenei.

    Analysis

    The Strategic Multi-Layered Predicament of the Iran War and the Requirements for a Way Out

    May 18, 2026 ARFA

    e Iran action impasse means no victory for either side. War fails, diplomacy stalls, and the Iran action impasse deepens without a political solution.

    Security

    Stop Looking for an ‘Offramp’ in Iran

    May 18, 2026 ARFA

    An editorial critique exposing the flaws of searching for a quick exit strategy from war, analyzing the structural changes that prevent a return to normalcy.

    Governance

    The dangerous allure of a post-Netanyahu Israel

    May 18, 2026 ARFA

    Deconstructing the Western illusion that an electoral transition will dismantle systemic occupation, settlement expansion, and hardline security doctrines.

    Analysis

    Trump appears poised to restart the Iran war

    May 18, 2026 ARFA

    As Washington and Tehran slide toward a dangerous kinetic confrontation, a renewed conflict threatens subsea data networks and global energy infrastructure.

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