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    Thursday, April 23, 2026
    MEROMERO
    • Geopolitics

      War has significantly altered major Trump meeting with Xi

      April 22, 2026 ARFA

      The Iran war has forced the US-Gulf alliance out of the shadows

      April 22, 2026 ARFA

      How the Iran War Is Eroding the Gulf States’ World

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      War on Iran: Why Egypt cannot afford to take sides

      April 21, 2026 ARFA

      The Gulf Does Not Want This War to Continue

      April 21, 2026 ARFA
    • Security

      Why the Iran Blockade Isn’t Working

      April 23, 2026 ARFA

      Battered but not broken: The status of Iran’s post-war ballistic missile arsenal

      April 23, 2026 ARFA

      The US has secured a ceasefire in Lebanon. But its role shouldn’t end there

      April 23, 2026 ARFA

      Epic Fury Just Sent China’s Xi Jinping an Unmistakable Message

      April 23, 2026

      Can the US Really Blockade Iran Everywhere?

      April 22, 2026 ARFA
    • Analysis

      Who Is Breaking International Law in the Strait of Hormuz? It’s Not Iran, Says Scholar

      April 23, 2026 ARFA

      Indefinite ceasefire is a strategic defeat for the US in the face of Iran

      April 23, 2026 ARFA

      A Military Balance Sheet in the U.S. and Israeli War With Iran

      April 23, 2026 ARFA

      Why Trump’s latest blink on Iran could be more than a TACO Tuesday

      April 22, 2026

      The war on Iran: Many scenarios, few solutions

      April 22, 2026 ARFA
    • Policy Brief

      Judge Jared Kushner by What He Changed

      April 23, 2026 ARFA

      Why speculation about China arming Iran is way off base

      April 22, 2026 ARFA

      GOP senators ponder giving Trump official blessing for Iran war

      April 22, 2026 ARFA

      Trump’s craving for the spotlight risks Iran deal hopes

      April 21, 2026

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

      April 21, 2026 ARFA
    • 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

      Can Sistani save Iraq from its predicament?

      April 22, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • Economy

      The Strait of Hormuz closure forces a choice: Ration oil now or pay a steep price later

      April 22, 2026 ARFA

      How to Fight an Economic War

      April 21, 2026

      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
    • Energy

      Iran’s War on Iraq’s Oil Industry

      April 22, 2026 ARFA

      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
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    Geopolitics

    Has US war on Iran killed the ‘Gulf moment’?

    April 6, 2026 ARFA

    Iranian attacks on energy infrastructure and the Strait of Hormuz are transforming the Gulf’s economic integration from a strategic asset into a vulnerability.

    Analysis

    America has betrayed its global mission

    April 6, 2026 ARFA

    U.S. military recklessness in the Persian Gulf threatens global energy flows, dismantling the international legitimacy of American primacy and empowering rival stabilizers.

    Policy Brief

    Iran war: Why US allies are suffering more than its enemies

    April 6, 2026 ARFA

    Europe and Asia face catastrophic energy shortages and industrial decline as the war in Iran shatters global supply chains and fuel reserves.

    Geopolitics

    Iran’s “Aircraft Carriers” and Control of Hormuz

    April 6, 2026 ARFA

    From Qeshm to Abu Musa, Iran’s island chain forms a lethal gauntlet that monitors, intercepts, and threatens one-fifth of the world’s oil trade.

    Analysis

    The Iran War’s Toll on Persian Cultural Heritage

    April 6, 2026 ARFA

    Persian cultural treasures face unprecedented destruction as the Iran War threatens to erase centuries of heritage under the guise of military necessity.

    Analysis

    New Quartet Emerges as Potential Mediator in Iran Conflict

    April 6, 2026 ARFA

    Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, and Pakistan form a temporary quadrilateral framework to open indirect channels between Tehran, Washington, and Tel Aviv.

    Geopolitics

    On war, Trump must remember the wisdom of St. Augustine

    April 6, 2026 ARFA

    Dodson argues that the destruction of order is easier than its creation, warning that a “fractured” Iran would make the Strait of Hormuz more dangerous, not safer.

    Analysis

    Iran Can’t Hit America—but It Can Bomb American Companies in the Middle East

    April 6, 2026 ARFA

    Iran threatens over a dozen U.S. companies—including Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia—with kinetic and cyber strikes, citing their role in supporting “terrorist” military operations.

    Analysis

    U.S. Fighter Jet Downed in Iran Raises Questions About Ground Operations

    April 6, 2026 ARFA

    A downed U.S. fighter jet in southwestern Iran triggers emergency rescue operations and provides Tehran with significant political and strategic leverage.

    Energy

    The Iran Shock And the Dangerous Allure of Energy Autarky

    April 6, 2026 ARFA

    The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran exposes the fragile nature of global energy markets, driving a costly and risky global pursuit of self-sufficiency.

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