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    Sunday, June 7, 2026
    MEROMERO
    • Geopolitics

      How War with Iran Undermines Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific

      June 7, 2026 ARFA

      Amid concerns US-Iran deal could falter, Mideast powers push it forward

      June 7, 2026 ARFA

      A Geographic and Social Reconfiguration in Lebanon

      June 7, 2026 ARFA

      Between Trump and Tehran: Why Oman’s neutrality is under strain

      June 6, 2026 ARFA

      Russia’s Strategic Calculus After the Strikes on Iran

      June 6, 2026 ARFA
    • Security

      Inside Iraq’s race to rebuild its fragmented air defences

      June 7, 2026 ARFA

      Israel’s Security Means Insecurity in the Middle East

      June 7, 2026 ARFA

      The Iran problem won’t be solved without a counter-drone coalition

      June 6, 2026 ARFA

      Europe Should Not Let Nuclear Nonproliferation Die

      June 6, 2026 ARFA

      An Army of “Sons of the Regions”: Syria’s Post-Assad Military Order

      June 6, 2026 ARFA
    • Analysis

      Saying ‘we won’ the Iran war is easy. Now’s the hard part

      June 7, 2026 ARFA

      Pushing Beirut into an Armed Conflict With Hezbollah Is Insane

      June 7, 2026 ARFA

      The battle for Al-Aqsa: How Israel is reshaping the status quo

      June 6, 2026 ARFA

      Trump Is Stuck Between Two Realities. Neither Serves the American People

      June 6, 2026 ARFA

      Iran Thinks Time Is Its Best Weapon Against America. Trump Needs to Take That off the Table

      June 5, 2026 ARFA
    • Policy Brief

      U.S. Must Apply Strict Conditions Before Lifting Syria’s Terrorism Designation

      June 7, 2026 ARFA

      Israel’s pressure is testing America’s Iran diplomacy

      June 3, 2026 ARFA

      Syria’s New Government Appointments: More Continuity Than Change

      June 2, 2026 ARFA

      Iraq’s new Prime Minister cannot fix its broken politics

      June 1, 2026 ARFA

      Trump’s Missions Unaccomplished on Foreign Policy

      June 1, 2026 ARFA
    • MENA

      An oil windfall will not fix Libya’s economy

      May 27, 2026 ARFA

      The War in Ethiopia Isn’t Over

      May 26, 2026 ARFA

      Vanishing horizon: why Sudan’s civil war is getting harder to solve

      May 24, 2026 ARFA

      Dispatch from Libya: Why the US needs a renewed counterterrorism commitment in Africa

      May 13, 2026 ARFA

      Mali Is on the Brink of Collapse—and Europe Should Be Worried

      May 11, 2026 ARFA
    • Governance

      Iran’s revolution was not destined to end in clerical rule

      May 19, 2026 ARFA

      Between Governance and Resistance

      May 19, 2026 ARFA

      The dangerous allure of a post-Netanyahu Israel

      May 18, 2026 ARFA

      A Shadow Conflict Is Growing Inside Iran’s Armed Forces

      May 16, 2026 ARFA

      Why Iraq’s Politics Haven’t Changed

      May 10, 2026 ARFA
    • Economy

      Türkiye’s proposed maritime bill risks reigniting old rivalries

      June 1, 2026 ARFA

      5 Numbers That Defy the Trump Economy Doomers

      June 1, 2026 ARFA

      Why China’s Economy Is Weaker Than You Think

      May 31, 2026 ARFA

      Syria’s New Investment Law and the Return of State-Mediated Market Access

      May 29, 2026 ARFA

      More Iran war? There goes the neighborhood, and world economy

      May 26, 2026 ARFA
    • Energy

      Iranian Oil Exports Nosedive After U.S. Blockade Begins

      June 4, 2026 ARFA

      Bypassing the straits: The India-Middle East-Europe corridor needs a wartime redesign

      May 28, 2026 ARFA

      Dying in Diesel protests: Africa slammed by Iran war energy crisis

      May 27, 2026 ARFA

      The anatomy of a fracture: The structural forces behind the UAE’s OPEC exit

      May 24, 2026 ARFA

      MENA Energy Recap, Q1-2026: Four Lessons From the Return of Tail Risk

      May 24, 2026 ARFA
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    Analysis

    Why Does No One Care About the World Cup This Year?

    June 5, 2026 ARFA

    Club soccer’s year-round dominance and political fractures over national identity have quietly drained the World Cup of its old global power.

    Geopolitics

    Why Turkey and Azerbaijan Are Falling Out

    June 5, 2026 ARFA

    Baku’s ambassador dictated Turkey’s border policy. Israel deepens the rift. The pan-Turkic dream is cracking under realpolitik.

    Security

    Iran’s Mafia State Understands Only Law Backed by Power

    June 5, 2026 ARFA

    Tehran’s mafia state respects neither international law nor civilian life. Only power-backed consequences can restore order in the Gulf.

    Geopolitics

    No seat at the table: How US-Iran talks may shape Lebanon’s fate

    June 5, 2026 ARFA

    Lebanon’s fate is being decided not in Beirut but in secret US-Iran talks that may leave the country permanently sidelined.

    Security

    Israel’s New Threat Map Is a System, Not a Front

    June 5, 2026 ARFA

    Israel’s New Threat is no single front but a system of simultaneous physical and digital attacks demanding faster, cheaper, layered defense.

    Analysis

    Is Donald Trump Striking Out on Iran?

    June 5, 2026 ARFA

    The House defied Trump on Iran strikes. Republican loyalty is crumbling. Is the president striking out on Iran entirely?

    Geopolitics

    Conflict and Cooperation in the Red Sea

    June 5, 2026 ARFA

    Regional powers and local actors are reshaping Red Sea geopolitics through strategic investments, military basing, and proxy conflicts.

    Energy

    Iranian Oil Exports Nosedive After U.S. Blockade Begins

    June 4, 2026 ARFA

    U.S. maritime operations cut Iranian crude flows to 200,000 bpd, introducing unprecedented pressure on Tehran’s primary wartime revenue streams.

    Geopolitics

    Netanyahu won’t stop until all Arab political parties are gone

    June 4, 2026 ARFA

    Netanyahu won’t stop until every Arab political party is legally dismantled or rendered politically inert inside Israel’s electoral system.

    Analysis

    The American Military’s Coming Marathon

    June 4, 2026 ARFA

    This strategic defense evaluation analyzes the industrial retooling and systemic shifts necessary for sustaining an extended global deterrence campaign.

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