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    Wednesday, March 4, 2026
    MEROMERO
    • Geopolitics

      Why Europe Should Declare Its Own Monroe Doctrine

      March 4, 2026 ARFA

      As America and Iran Move Toward War, Turkey Is Caught in the Middle

      March 4, 2026 ARFA

      Israel’s war of regional supremacy will not end with Iran

      March 4, 2026 ARFA

      The Gulf that emerges from the Iran war will be very different

      March 4, 2026 ARFA

      Israel Doesn’t Just Want to Hit Iran. It Wants to Change the Middle East

      March 3, 2026 ARFA
    • Security

      Donald Trump Risks a Quagmire in Iran

      March 4, 2026 ARFA

      Iran’s Missile Arsenal Is a Nightmare for America’s Middle East Bases

      March 4, 2026 ARFA

      It’s Time to Confront Afghanistan and Iran About Al-Qaeda

      March 4, 2026 ARFA

      War Comes to the Gulf

      March 4, 2026 ARFA

      Gulf states are caught in middle of the US-Israel war on Iran. There is a way out

      March 3, 2026 ARFA
    • Analysis

      Why Israel is now turning its sights on Turkey

      March 4, 2026 ARFA

      How Would a US Strike on Iran Play Out?

      March 4, 2026 ARFA

      The attacks on Iran are by no means a victory “for civilisation”.

      March 4, 2026 ARFA

      After the strike: The danger of war in Iran

      March 4, 2026

      Some questions concerning Indonesia’s 8,000 troops in Gaza

      March 3, 2026 ARFA
    • Policy Brief

      Trump, the polls, and the war with Iran: What happened to the ‘President of Peace’?

      March 4, 2026 FA

      South Africa: Between Iran and a hard place (Donald Trump)

      March 4, 2026 ARFA

      Going native in the Trump jungle: How it became legal to attack Iran

      March 3, 2026 ARFA

      The first year of Trump’s second term in the Middle East: The case for qualified optimism

      March 3, 2026 ARFA

      The Astonishingly Weak Case for War with Iran

      March 3, 2026 ARFA
    • MENA

      There is no solution in Sudan unless the two generals quit

      February 28, 2026 ARFA

      The Horn of Africa is being targeted for fragmentation

      February 27, 2026 ARFA

      North Africa’s strategic role between Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe

      February 26, 2026 ARFA

      Sudan’s civil war is the normalization of atrocity

      February 25, 2026 ARFA

      Tunisian Trade Union Women: Agents of Change

      February 25, 2026 ARFA
    • Governance

      Tsunami of Anger Inside Hezbollah’s Support Base

      March 4, 2026 ARFA

      The martyrdom of Imam Khamenei and the revolution that no empire will be able to destroy

      March 3, 2026 ARFA

      Iran, war, and the illusion of control

      March 3, 2026 ARFA

      Iran regime is brittle, but don’t count out killer instinct to survive

      March 2, 2026 ARFA

      Symposium: What to expect after Iran’s sudden ‘decapitation’

      March 2, 2026 ARFA
    • Economy

      How Iran, China, and Russia Use the Shadow Fleet to Evade US Sanctions

      March 1, 2026 ARFA

      Iran’s self-reliance, despite American sanctions, stands as an inspiration for the world

      February 28, 2026 ARFA

      Governance by weather: Iran’s independence, priced in dollars

      February 27, 2026 ARFA

      A bearish outlook: Why the dollar’s dominance is facing a historic test

      February 26, 2026 ARFA

      Poverty in Yemen: Tracing the Path to Economic Downturn

      February 25, 2026 ARFA
    • Energy

      Kurdistan oil is the Bermuda Triangle of international politics

      March 4, 2026 ARFA

      How the US and its allies can prevent an energy supply crisis in the Strait of Hormuz

      March 4, 2026 ARFA

      If Trump Strikes Iran: Mapping the Oil Disruption Scenarios

      March 2, 2026 ARFA

      Don’t worry about the Iran conflict’s impact on oil prices—yet

      March 2, 2026 ARFA

      Think a $35B gas deal will thaw Egypt toward Israel? Not so fast

      February 28, 2026 ARFA
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    Security

    With Iran attacks, President Trump is making the use of force the new normal – and casting aside international law

    March 3, 2026

    The United States has taken a further, major step in unhinging the global order. The…

    Security

    The contest of will between Trump and Iran

    March 3, 2026 ARFA

    Trump’s shock and awe aims for quick victory; Iran’s strategy is to outlast him politically.

    Analysis

    The Long, Sad History of U.S. Regime Change Promises

    March 3, 2026 ARFA

    Trump is the fourth U.S. president to promise freedom through regime change; history’s record is bleak.

    Geopolitics

    The Iran war exposes the limits of Russia’s leverage in a fragmenting regional order

    March 3, 2026 ARFA

    Russia is a bystander in the Iran war; Tehran’s collapse would strip Moscow of a key regional node.

    Analysis

    How Israel’s war on Gaza helped the Arab world rediscover its agency

    March 2, 2026 ARFA

    The Gaza war shattered illusions of dominance and forced the Arab world to rediscover its agency.

    Security

    An Arab vision for regional security

    March 2, 2026 ARFA

    The old regional order is collapsing; Arabs face a choice: fragmented dependency or a collective security framework.

    Energy

    If Trump Strikes Iran: Mapping the Oil Disruption Scenarios

    March 2, 2026 ARFA

    If Trump strikes Iran, oil disruption scenarios range from reversible shipping interruptions to catastrophic facility destruction.

    Geopolitics

    How the New York Times paved the way for apocalyptic war

    March 2, 2026 ARFA

    The New York Times critiques Trump’s war on Iran—after decades of vilifying the regime and cheerleading the Iraq invasion.

    Geopolitics

    Israeli society is intoxicated by war and the dream of expansion. It cannot last

    March 2, 2026 ARFA

    Israeli society is intoxicated by war and expansion, united behind a campaign that killed Khamenei and destabilized the region.

    Analysis

    Three Forces Shaping Post-Revolutionary Iran

    March 2, 2026 ARFA

    Iran faces three simultaneous regime changes: biological decay, an IRGC dictatorship, and a shattered social contract.

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