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    Tuesday, June 9, 2026
    MEROMERO
    • Geopolitics

      Iraq’s militias are fracturing as Iran turns from theocracy to juntocracy

      June 8, 2026 ARFA

      The Middle East’s Regional War Flows Through Lebanon

      June 8, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • Security

      Gaza and its people may not survive this phase of ceasefire

      June 8, 2026 ARFA

      Countering Iran’s Latest Smart Control Gambit in the Strait of Hormuz

      June 8, 2026 ARFA

      Understanding Iran’s 3,000-Mile Battlefront

      June 8, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • Analysis

      Trump Said US Intelligence Beat Iran—The Record Backs Him

      June 8, 2026 ARFA

      The victory that wasn’t: Netanyahu and the Iran war

      June 8, 2026 ARFA

      The ultimate hostage negotiation: Why Iran talks are deadlocked

      June 8, 2026 ARFA

      With viral Lego videos, Iran stakes claim as a propaganda power player

      June 8, 2026 ARFA

      Iran’s Next Internet Blackout Is Inevitable

      June 8, 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

      Why people flock to the dollar when local currencies collapse

      June 8, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • Energy

      Trump’s Blockade Is Zeroing Out Iran’s Oil Exports

      June 8, 2026 ARFA

      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
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    MENA

    The New Scramble: Turkey, Somalia and the Battle for the Red Sea

    May 10, 2026 ARFA

    An exploration of the Turkish Somali hydrocarbon geostrategy and the deepening military and commercial ties between Mogadishu and Ankara today.

    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.

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