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    Monday, April 27, 2026
    MEROMERO
    • Geopolitics

      A Taiwan crisis would cause far more global economic damage than Strait of Hormuz disruption

      April 26, 2026 ARFA

      Starving the militias: Washington’s smartest move against Iran’s proxies

      April 25, 2026 ARFA

      Why Azerbaijan and Iran Stepped Away from Confrontation

      April 25, 2026 ARFA

      The Iran war is reshaping the China-Gulf economic model

      April 25, 2026

      What Orban’s exit means for the future of EU-Israel relations

      April 25, 2026 ARFA
    • Security

      The Inescapable Truth of Euro-Atlantic Defense: No Way Forward Without Türkiye

      April 27, 2026 ARFA

      Beyond Natanz: The Overlooked Path to an Iranian Bomb

      April 27, 2026 ARFA

      Has Iran Learned the North Korea Lesson: Nukes Are Essential To Deter the US?

      April 27, 2026 ARFA

      A new attack on the rituals that define US democracy

      April 27, 2026 ARFA

      Private Industry Needs Anti-Drone Defenses Too

      April 27, 2026 ARFA
    • Analysis

      What if the West has been misreading Iran for 40 years?

      April 27, 2026 ARFA

      One of the greatest tragedies of this war has been the deliberate targeting of Iran’s medical facilities

      April 27, 2026 ARFA

      Israel’s casual expression of its violent occupation

      April 27, 2026 ARFA

      How Lebanon’s Sunnis Approach Peace With Israel

      April 27, 2026 ARFA

      The Conspiracy Theory Behind Tucker Carlson’s Apology

      April 26, 2026 ARFA
    • Policy Brief

      The Iraqi Conundrum

      April 27, 2026 ARFA

      Can the US-Israel ‘Special Relationship’ Survive the Iran War?

      April 27, 2026 ARFA

      The law sets a 60-day limit on unauthorized wars. Will Trump respect it?

      April 26, 2026 ARFA

      Pakistan’s new clout puts it at centre of fragile geopolitical web

      April 25, 2026 ARFA

      How Rafael Grossi Would Lead the United Nations: Three Interview TakeawaysThe next

      April 25, 2026 ARFA
    • MENA

      US military exercise brings Libya’s rival factions together

      April 26, 2026 ARFA

      Warlord Haftar is tightening his grip on Libya, with a US imprimatur

      April 24, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • Governance

      Has Iran’s ideology actually hardened?

      April 26, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • Economy

      April 2026 update to TIGER: A year of economic healing turns into a year of peril

      April 26, 2026 ARFA

      UAE’s dollar swap threats show how brittle these US alliances can be

      April 26, 2026

      The Gulf War: Hidden Vulnerabilities and Strategic Failures

      April 24, 2026 ARFA

      Here’s what the stock market might have gotten wrong about the Iran war

      April 23, 2026 ARFA

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

      April 22, 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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    The collapse of the myth of Israel’s invincibility

    March 21, 2026 ARFA

    Israel’s invincibility myth crumbles as Iran and Axis of Resistance impose costs, ending decades of uncontested military superiority.

    Geopolitics

    Power without exit – America’s strategic trap in the Strait of Hormuz

    March 21, 2026 ARFA

    America’s Hormuz dilemma reveals power without exit as asymmetric warfare and alliance collapse trap superpower in unwinnable conflict.

    Security

    Israel accusing Iran of lawbreaking is the height of hypocrisy

    March 21, 2026 ARFA

    Israel and US face consequences of weakened international law as Iran employs cluster munitions and civilian targeting they once justified.

    Policy Brief

    Iran After Larijani and Khamenei

    March 21, 2026 ARFA

    Iran faces existential crisis after decapitation of leadership, with fragmented IRGC and contested Strait of Hormuz under relentless bombardment.

    Analysis

    Where is the Israel-Hizbollah War Going?

    March 21, 2026

    Hezbollah’s return to war displaces one million Lebanese while Israel advances occupation plans and diplomatic solutions remain elusive.

    Geopolitics

    Cui Bono: Six months into the Gulf War

    March 21, 2026 ARFA

    Gulf War benefits Russia and Iran while diminishing US, Israel, and Gulf states amid shifting global power balances.

    Analysis

    American crusade: Domination is the only language for Trump’s team

    March 21, 2026 ARFA

    Trump’s team treats war as spectacle, abandoning diplomacy for domination while Israeli-aligned envoys mislead president into unnecessary conflict.

    Policy Brief

    Trump Can Deliver a Lasting Victory in Iran. Here’s How

    March 21, 2026 ARFA

    Trump needs decisive victory against Iran’s asymmetric forces, not premature ceasefire, to secure energy leverage before facing China.

    Security

    Iran’s Escalation Strategy Won’t Work

    March 21, 2026 ARFA

    Iran’s escalation strategy targeting regional economies will backfire, alienating neighbors and leaving Tehran isolated even if it achieves ceasefire

    Energy

    Oil waivers risk sustaining Russia’s war effort amid the Iran war

    March 21, 2026 ARFA

    US oil waivers risk sustaining Russia’s war effort by easing sanctions pressure while Tehran’s conflict drives global energy prices higher.

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