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    Thursday, September 24, 2026
    MEROMERO
    • Geopolitics

      Lebanon Partition Would Deny Turkey the State It Needs

      September 24, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • Security

      Saudi Defense: America Leaves Riyadh Alone Under Fire

      September 24, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • 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

      Hormuz Shuttle Tankers Sail On After Deadly Iranian Hit

      September 24, 2026 ARFA

      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
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    Governance

    Why Iraq’s Politics Haven’t Changed

    May 10, 2026 ARFA

    Iraq corruption Ali al-Zaidi embodies decades of rot. Despite patriotic rhetoric, this prime minister designate threatens Iraq’s fight against systemic graft.

    Security

    SADAT: Turkey’s Wagner Group

    May 10, 2026 ARFA

    An analysis of the SADAT paramilitary instrument expansion and its role in advancing Turkey’s ideological and military objectives across the globe.

    Analysis

    The US Blockade of Iran Is a Means, Not an End

    May 10, 2026 ARFA

    Analyze the flaws in the current US naval blockade. This strategic review argues for a regime collapse objective to solve the Iranian threat.

    Energy

    What Does the UAE’s Departure Mean for OPEC+?

    May 10, 2026 ARFA

    The UAE exit from OPEC+ triggers a major recalibration. Analyze how the group navigates capacity targets and market share to maintain stability.

    Geopolitics

    Trump Planned for Pressure on Iran, but Not the Global and Domestic Blowback

    May 10, 2026 ARFA

    The ongoing conflict in the Middle East creates a complex Iran War Strategic Balance that threatens to undermine U.S. leverage at the Beijing summit.

    Analysis

    The Iran war has left Gaza neglected

    May 10, 2026 ARFA

    Explore how the Gaza ceasefire has stalled amidst regional conflict and why international actors must act now to prevent permanent border entrenchment.

    Geopolitics

    Iran war marks the end of American primacy as we know it

    May 9, 2026 ARFA

    The conflict in Iran reveals a shift in global order. This analysis explores why American primacy is failing and what the future of power looks like.

    Security

    Iran’s bid to export disorder across the Gulf

    May 9, 2026 ARFA

    An in-depth analysis of how Iran uses proxy networks and the IRGC to export disorder across Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE, and Qatar.

    Geopolitics

    America and the Gulf Still Need Each Other

    May 9, 2026 ARFA

    Analyzing the resilience of the U.S.-Gulf Strategic Partnership in the wake of Iranian missile barrages and the global economic impact of the 2026 war.

    Security

    Iran War Grew UAE–Israel Security Ties: Normalisation’s Peril, Promise

    May 9, 2026 ARFA

    The UAE has emerged as Israel’s most operationally significant Arab partner following intense regional escalation. This shift offers both strategic promise and political peril.

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