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    Friday, September 18, 2026
    MEROMERO
    • Geopolitics

      Pakistan strategic depth in Middle East risks overstretch

      September 17, 2026 ARFA

      Houthi expansion takes Yemen’s coast but exposes its forces

      September 17, 2026 ARFA

      Iran Stalemate Leaves US Without Any Clear Way Out

      September 14, 2026 ARFA

      Israeli Occupation Reflects Policy, Not Wartime Necessity

      September 14, 2026 ARFA

      BRICS Summit 2026: Iran War Splits Bloc, India Must Hold It

      September 13, 2026 ARFA
    • Security

      Hormuz cables give Iran a new lever over the Gulf

      September 17, 2026 ARFA

      Syria suspicious deaths revive Assad-era purge fears

      September 17, 2026 ARFA

      US nuclear exports hinge on Saudi enrichment rules

      September 17, 2026 ARFA

      US arms sales to Israel and Saudi strain US stockpiles

      September 16, 2026 ARFA

      ISIS trials outlast the US military mission in Iraq

      September 16, 2026 ARFA
    • Analysis

      Iran survival is all Tehran needs to block US victory

      September 17, 2026 ARFA

      Syria reconstruction hinges on reviving state banks

      September 16, 2026 ARFA

      US-Iraq Oil Deals Fail Without Disarming Militias

      September 16, 2026

      Operation Epic Fury Costs Contradict Official Statements

      September 16, 2026 ARFA

      Houthi-Iran Relationship: Partners, Not Master and Proxy

      September 16, 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

      Sudan partition emerges without a formal declaration

      September 16, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • Governance

      Talabani exile looms as US cuts peshmerga subsidies

      September 17, 2026 ARFA

      Peshmerga Unification: A Mirage Washington Must See Through

      September 15, 2026 ARFA

      Saudi Women Empowerment: Access Without Real Agency

      September 15, 2026 ARFA

      Lebanon Reconstruction Risks Empowering Hezbollah Instead

      September 14, 2026 ARFA

      Israel After Netanyahu Remains Trapped by Politics

      September 13, 2026 ARFA
    • Economy

      Iran Shadow Economy: Adaptation Comes at a Rising

      September 16, 2026 ARFA

      US-Iran Economic War Cannot Break a Regime Built to Endure

      September 15, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • 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

    Gulf Desalination Deterrence Redefines Regional Security

    July 28, 2026 ARFA

    Targeting vital water facilities in Middle East conflicts threatens civilian survival and creates an infrastructural mutually assured destruction threat.

    Security

    Kurdish Rebel Groups Are Wary of Tehran’s Next Move

    July 28, 2026 ARFA

    Exiled Kurdish opposition factions in Iraq face security raids, extradition demands, and border strikes as Tehran expands post-war pressure.

    Analysis

    The bombing of Iran paused at the edge of a different war

    July 27, 2026 ARFA

    Naval coercion in the Strait of Hormuz continues as air strikes halt, escalating the geopolitical battle between Washington and Tehran over maritime routes.

    Geopolitics

    Pakistan-Iran Conflict Risk Rises as Islamabad Is Drawn Into the War

    July 27, 2026 ARFA

    Cross-border regional strikes and Gulf security commitments force Pakistan into a perilous balancing act between Iranian relations and Saudi defense pacts.

    Analysis

    Trump’s Iran Choices: Every Option Is Worse Than the Last

    July 27, 2026 ARFA

    As US air strikes in the Persian Gulf pause, President Donald Trump faces rising oil costs, depleted munitions, and shrinking strategic choices on Iran.

    Security

    Iran War Maritime Security: How War Turned Hormuz Into a Global Chokepoint

    July 27, 2026 ARFA

    Escalating strikes across the Persian Gulf transformed regional sea lanes into active hazard zones, forcing commercial fleets to adapt to severe risk.

    Geopolitics

    Iran’s Axis of Resistance Strategy Targets Key Chokepoints

    July 27, 2026 ARFA

    Iran is turning Yemen into the hub of a coordinated axis of resistance, using the Houthis to threaten chokepoints from Hormuz to the Red Sea.

    MENA

    North Africa’s Flaring Problem is Europe’s Gas Opportunity

    July 27, 2026 ARFA

    North African gas flaring wastes $10 billion yearly. Capturing this supply via underused pipelines offers Europe vital, immediate energy security.

    Security

    Digital Risks in the Strait of Hormuz Present New Challenges

    July 27, 2026 ARFA

    Iran’s shift toward targeting undersea internet cables in the Strait of Hormuz poses major security threats to Gulf states transitioning to digital economies.

    Geopolitics

    Why the Jordan-US Partnership Remains Critical

    July 27, 2026 ARFA

    U.S. forces in Jordan face mounting security threats, but bilateral defense cooperation remains indispensable for regional counterterrorism operations.

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