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    Tuesday, April 21, 2026
    MEROMERO
    • Geopolitics

      The Gulf Does Not Want This War to Continue

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      Catholics finally splitting with Trump over Iran war and Israel

      April 20, 2026 ARFA

      Iran’s Instability and the Gulf’s Indispensability

      April 20, 2026 ARFA

      A Deal on Iran to Save NATO — and Ukraine

      April 20, 2026 ARFA

      Turkey Sees Short-Term Pain, Long-Term Gain in the Iran War

      April 20, 2026 ARFA
    • Security

      What Are the Unintended Consequences of the U.S.-Iran Conflict for Defense and Security?

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      Don’t Let Iran Sow Hunger Around the World

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      Avoid any temporary deal on Iran’s nukes

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      American Bases in the Gulf: Targets or Deterrents?

      April 20, 2026

      Pakistan. Caught Between President Trump and a Lethal Nuclear Dilemma

      April 20, 2026 ARFA
    • Analysis

      Americans Actually Support U.S. Global Leadership

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      The Iran War Is an Expectations Game

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      Will the US Seizure of an Iranian Cargo Ship Derail Peace Talks?

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      Bombs didn’t work. Will a blockade break Iran?

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      He Dreamed of Regime Change

      April 21, 2026 ARFA
    • Policy Brief

      Trump’s craving for the spotlight risks Iran deal hopes

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      An ‘Open for Open’ Hormuz Deal Could Break the Iran Stalemate

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      In Iran Negotiations, the White House’s Military Options Are Dwindling

      April 20, 2026 ARFA

      The Iran war is not about China

      April 19, 2026 ARFA

      Indonesia and the Gulf must do more than soft power in a time of war

      April 19, 2026
    • MENA

      Progress without justice: why Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi’s killing is unlikely to reach a courtroom

      April 17, 2026 ARFA

      After 3 years of fighting, Sudan’s civil war is only getting worse

      April 17, 2026 ARFA

      Can France and Algeria get their relationship back on track?

      April 1, 2026 ARFA

      Israel’s push for Somaliland base raises fears of wider war

      March 13, 2026 ARFA

      Pressing challenges facing Egypt as a result of the Iran war

      March 10, 2026 ARFA
    • Governance

      All the Pieces Are Lining up for Regime Change in Iran

      April 7, 2026 ARFA

      The bomb and the ayatollah: Islamic just war and the nuclear question in post-Khamenei Iran

      April 7, 2026 ARFA

      The Real War for Iran’s Future, Who Will Determine the Fate of the Islamic Republic?

      March 31, 2026 ARFA

      Regime Change in Iran Is the Only Path to Middle East Peace

      March 30, 2026 ARFA

      Zolghadr at the Top of Iranian Security

      March 28, 2026 ARFA
    • Economy

      What’s Next for Oil Markets After the Ceasefire Agreement?

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      Dollar dominance is surviving the Iran war – just about

      April 19, 2026 ARFA

      6 weeks of war has pushed millions of Iranians into poverty

      April 18, 2026 ARFA

      How China’s Energy Needs Are Driving Its Push for Peace in the Middle East

      April 18, 2026 ARFA

      Iran, the Global Economy, and the Case Against Complacency

      April 18, 2026 ARFA
    • Energy

      Why the US’s Financial Efforts to Keep the Hormuz Strait Open Failed

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      Strait of Hormuz is open, but economic pain is just beginning

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      How the Iran War Is Inadvertently Boosting Our Energy Transition

      April 20, 2026 ARFA

      Waves of Hormuz Hit Lebanon

      April 18, 2026 ARFA

      The Easy Win That Could Help Unlock the Strait of Hormuz

      April 18, 2026 ARFA
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    Geopolitics

    Iran’s Instability and the Gulf’s Indispensability

    April 20, 2026 ARFA

    Gulf AI infrastructure and energy dominance outlast Iran’s proxy networks as Tehran’s instability dividend evaporates in the 12 Day War’s aftermath.

    Analysis

    When is a war a ‘just war’?

    April 20, 2026

    Catholic bishops reject Iran war as “just” while Trump and Vance invoke Crusades-era theology to justify offensive military action.

    Security

    New threats and tensions rattle Iran ceasefire and test peace push

    April 20, 2026 ARFA

    Ceasefire hangs by thread as Hormuz closure and seized freighter test Trump’s Iran strategy ahead of critical talks.

    Security

    Why Does Israel View Turkey as the “New Iran”?

    April 20, 2026 ARFA

    Turkey as the “new Iran”: a legitimate state competitor with hypersonic missiles and regional blocs.

    Analysis

    The Pope Bedevils Trump

    April 20, 2026 ARFA

    Pope Leo confronts Trump’s holy-war rhetoric; the president retaliates with memes and funding cuts.

    Policy Brief

    In Iran Negotiations, the White House’s Military Options Are Dwindling

    April 20, 2026 ARFA

    US military leverage against Iran is fading. Trump’s dwindling options demand patient allied diplomacy.

    Analysis

    Fighting the Pope on his apostolic journey to Algeria further exposed Donald Trump as a warmongering fool

    April 20, 2026 ARFA

    Pope Leo calls Trump a warmongering fool as Vatican-US rift deepens over Iran.

    Analysis

    65 yrs after first one, Trump’s ‘Bay of Pigs’ may take many forms

    April 20, 2026 ARFA

    Sixty-five years after Bay of Pigs, Trump’s Cuba threats risk the same strategic disaster.

    Security

    Drone diplomacy: Ukraine strengthens security role in Europe and the Gulf

    April 20, 2026 ARFA

    Ukraine’s drone warfare expertise becomes diplomatic currency with Gulf states and NATO allies.

    Geopolitics

    A Deal on Iran to Save NATO — and Ukraine

    April 20, 2026 ARFA

    Europe needs US on Ukraine; US needs Europe on Iran. A grand bargain is possible.

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