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    Friday, September 18, 2026
    MEROMERO
    • Geopolitics

      Somaliland Recognition Would Blunt the Houthi Threat

      September 18, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • Security

      Syrian military absorbs extremists the US designated

      September 18, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • Analysis

      Iran War Winners: Indispensable, Not Necessarily Permanent

      September 18, 2026 ARFA

      Gaza withdrawal fails even if Netanyahu loses

      September 18, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • 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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    Geopolitics

    Turkey Israel Rivalry: A Deepening Clash Over the Middle East

    July 21, 2026 ARFA

    Rivalry between Turkey and Israel now spans Gaza, Syria, energy and the fight for regional influence,marking a lasting strategic shift, not a passing dispute.

    Security

    Trump Weighs Strike on Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain Nuclear Site

    July 20, 2026 ARFA

    Satellite images show Iran hardening its underground Pickaxe Mountain site as Trump weighs a strike, testing the fragile US-Iran nuclear ceasefire deal.

    Geopolitics

    Between Deterrence and Diplomacy:The Gulf Iran Dilemma

    July 20, 2026 ARFA

    Gulf Arab states split between deterrence and diplomacy as Iran’s post-war pressure campaign tests GCC unity, exposing the limits of a regional response.

    Policy Brief

    The Graham doctrine: How unconditional support for Israel reshaped America’s image in the Muslim World

    July 20, 2026 ARFA

    Unconditional support for Israel and reliance on military power defined Senator Lindsey Graham’s legacy, shaping US posture across the Muslim world.

    Geopolitics

    Iran’s Sanaa flights test Yemen’s sovereignty and patience

    July 20, 2026 ARFA

    Iranian flights to Sanaa provoke coalition runway strikes, testing regional control and stalling diplomatic settlement efforts in Yemen.

    Policy Brief

    Operationalizing the Trilateral Framework Agreement

    July 20, 2026 ARFA

    A close look at how the US, Israel, and Lebanon plan to verify and enforce Hizballah’s disarmament under the new trilateral deal.

    Analysis

    Trump Iran Endgame Vacuum Widens Amid Mounting US Deaths Now

    July 20, 2026 ARFA

    Mounting US casualties and a widening air campaign highlight the absence of a clear strategic exit plan as Tehran continues its chokehold on Hormuz shipping.

    Security

    The West Bank’s annexation moves from maps to law

    July 20, 2026 ARFA

    Israel expands administrative authority in the West Bank through land registration projects and infrastructure funding without formal declarations.

    Geopolitics

    An Iranian Vision of the New Middle East

    July 20, 2026 ARFA

    Iran calls for a self-reliant regional security framework and economic integration following renewed military conflicts with the United States.

    Energy

    Iran Asymmetric Warfare Traps 20% of the World’s Oil Trade

    July 20, 2026 ARFA

    US strikes fail to clear the Strait of Hormuz as Iranian asymmetric tactics effectively block 20 percent of world oil transit and disrupt energy markets.

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