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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

      Gulf Missile Defense Stops Missiles, Not Iranian Coercion

      September 24, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • 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

      Trump UN Speech Puts the Burden of Choice on Tehran

      September 24, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • 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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    Analysis

    The UAE cannot invoke international law while violating it

    May 17, 2026 ARFA

    An analysis of UAE international law paradigms, detailing how state actions, proxy networks, shifting alliances challenge definitions of legal accountability.

    Analysis

    How Washington profits from Iran’s pain

    May 17, 2026 ARFA

    An analysis of the institutional machinery behind U.S. Iran sanctions and coercion, exploring how strategic economic isolation impacts everyday populations.

    Security

    Who Really Has the Cards? Trump, Iran or A.I.?

    May 17, 2026 ARFA

    An analysis of U.S vs Iran asymmetric warfare, detailing how autonomous A.I. models and cyber tools allow smaller states to trigger massive global disruption.

    Geopolitics

    Federalism, or the Architecture of Fear

    May 17, 2026 ARFA

    An intimate analysis exposing the dangers of pushing for Federalism in Lebanon, where fear and regional crisis threaten to turn regions into tribal enclaves.

    Geopolitics

    Subjects of empire: Breaking the cycle of Arab dependency on US elections

    May 17, 2026 ARFA

    An editorial analysis exposing Arab Dependency on US electoral outcomes and the urgent geopolitical necessity for regional self-reliance.

    Analysis

    The Geopolitics of Knowledge from Universalism to Pluriversality: The Crisis of Western Models and the Decolonial Turn

    May 17, 2026 ARFA

    Explore the crisis of Western universalism and the rise of a decolonial consensus that challenges global strategic competition.

    Security

    The Pakistani General Running Washington’s Backchannel to Tehran

    May 17, 2026 ARFA

    A deep dive into the secret US-Iran backchannel managed by Field Marshal Asim Munir, balancing regional intermediaries against immense strategic risks.

    Analysis

    The Far Reach of the Iran War: Food Insecurity from North Africa to the Sahel

    May 17, 2026 ARFA

    Explore how the current fertilizer crisis impact fractures global trade, accelerates food insecurity, and reshapes geopolitical competition.

    Geopolitics

    China’s position on the Hormuz Strait: What ‘open’ really means

    May 16, 2026 ARFA

    Uncover the geopolitical realities and strategic calculations behind the real China position on Hormuz Strait amid rising global tensions.

    Economy

    Saudi Arabia, what are you waiting for? It’s time to join the Abraham Accords

    May 16, 2026 ARFA

    Explore the market data and deep geopolitical defense shifts driving the unprecedented strength of the Israel Abraham Accords economy.

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