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    Saturday, September 12, 2026
    MEROMERO
    • Geopolitics

      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

      Turkey Lebanon role shifts as Syria becomes a bridge

      September 11, 2026 ARFA

      Russian Retreat From Syria Fuels Case to Arm Ukraine

      September 10, 2026 ARFA
    • Security

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

      September 12, 2026 ARFA

      Syrian Nuclear Program Was Far Larger Than Known

      September 12, 2026 ARFA

      Kurdish Front Poses Critical Threat to Iran After PKK Peace

      September 12, 2026 ARFA

      Iraq Political Crisis Tests al-Zaidi’s Balancing Act

      September 12, 2026 ARFA

      Saudi Defense Pact Marks a Bold Shift Beyond Washington

      September 12, 2026 ARFA
    • Analysis

      Sanctions on Iraq Can Break the Militia State

      September 12, 2026 ARFA

      British Jews Face a Dark Day as Britain Targets Israel

      September 12, 2026 ARFA

      Iranian Jews Must Prove Their Jewishness Is Harmless

      September 12, 2026 ARFA

      US Power Decline Fast-Tracked by Three Gulf Wars

      September 12, 2026 ARFA

      Trump Democracy Retreat Leaves World Without a Champion

      September 12, 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

      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

      Iraq and Lebanon Confront Shared Homegrown Crisis

      September 1, 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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    Security

    Red Sea Chokepoint Falls, Tightening Iran’s Stranglehold

    September 12, 2026 ARFA

    Houthi gains at the Red Sea Chokepoint tighten Iran’s stranglehold as Saudi exports collapse and coalition divisions deepen.

    Analysis

    US Power Decline Fast-Tracked by Three Gulf Wars

    September 12, 2026 ARFA

    US Power Decline fast-tracked by three Gulf wars as allies hedge, build alternative coalitions, and question whether American bases protect or endanger them.

    Geopolitics

    Arab Diplomacy Offers US a Smarter Path in the Middle East

    September 12, 2026 ARFA

    Arab diplomacy offers Washington a smarter Middle East path, shifting burden to Gulf, Egyptian, and Jordanian coalitions that can deliver.

    Analysis

    Trump Democracy Retreat Leaves World Without a Champion

    September 12, 2026 ARFA

    American foreign policy abandons democratic advocacy, ending decades of support while reshaping global alliances toward transactional security diplomacy.

    Geopolitics

    Russia-Iran Alliance Fuses Two Wars Into One Threat

    September 12, 2026 ARFA

    This strategic analysis reveals how expanding military cooperation between Moscow and Tehran fuses Eastern European and Middle Eastern conflicts.

    Security

    9/11 Warnings Were Ignored for Decades Before the Attacks

    September 12, 2026 ARFA

    Decades of ignored 9/11 Warnings from Benjamin Davis foreshadowed the attacks, exposing aviation security failures that enabled al-Qaeda’s plot.

    Security

    Israeli Strategic Crisis Deepens as Turkey Rises

    September 11, 2026 ARFA

    Israel’s strategic crisis grows as Turkey rises, challenging Israeli dominance through Syria’s reconstruction and the Mecca defense pact.

    Security

    Islamic NATO Label Misses What Mecca Pact Could Become

    September 11, 2026 ARFA

    This strategic analysis examines how a new trilateral alliance among Ankara, Riyadh, and Islamabad reshapes collective deterrence and regional security.

    Security

    9/11 Lessons Show Why the War on Terror Failed

    September 11, 2026 ARFA

    The 9/11 Lessons explain why the War on Terror failed when American power exceeded its realistic limits abroad.

    Geopolitics

    US Strategy Gap in Asia Grows as Iran War Drains Resources

    September 11, 2026 ARFA

    The Iran war diverts US military resources from Asia, raising doubts about Washington’s staying power and strategic coherence.

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