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    Wednesday, April 29, 2026
    MEROMERO
    • Geopolitics

      Iran and Russia are gaming the United States, and winning

      April 28, 2026 ARFA

      How China stands to gain from the US-Israel war on Iran

      April 28, 2026 ARFA

      Is an ‘Islamic NATO’ emerging as a counterweight to Israel?

      April 28, 2026 ARFA

      The Iran War’s Threat to Turkey

      April 27, 2026 ARFA

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

      April 26, 2026 ARFA
    • Security

      “The Muslim Peshmerga” … How Iran Seeks to Contain Its Kurds

      April 28, 2026 ARFA

      Iran’s Heat-Seeking Missiles Are a Nightmare for the US Air Force

      April 28, 2026 ARFA

      Why did Iran hit Kuwait so hard?

      April 28, 2026 ARFA

      The US-Israel war on Iran: Objectives, strategy, and escalation management

      April 28, 2026 ARFA

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

      April 27, 2026 ARFA
    • Analysis

      Americans don’t want Iranians killed. As long as they’re hipsters

      April 28, 2026 ARFA

      Pakistan’s pageant, Washington’s whim, Iran’s refusal

      April 28, 2026 ARFA

      Antisemitism and Antizionism in the United States Amid the Iran War

      April 28, 2026 ARFA

      Stalled US-Iran Talks Show Limits of Pakistan Mediation Push

      April 28, 2026 ARFA

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

      April 27, 2026 ARFA
    • Policy Brief

      By Week’s End, Trump’s War Will Be Plainly Illegal

      April 28, 2026 ARFA

      This Democratic insider wants to rewrite the party’s Israel playbook

      April 28, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • MENA

      No peace in sight: When will Sudan’s war end?

      April 28, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • Governance

      What a protest in Syria reveals about the country’s divides

      April 28, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • Economy

      How the war on Iran is rewriting regional trade routes

      April 28, 2026 ARFA

      Hormuz is the war’s invoice—and Washington can’t pay it

      April 28, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • Energy

      These Asian Nations Have Returned to Coal for Energy

      April 28, 2026 ARFA

      Riyadh’s Strategy to Bypass Hormuz Risks

      April 28, 2026 ARFA

      Has gas replaced oil? LNG geopolitics in a Middle East at war

      April 27, 2026 ARFA

      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
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    Energy

    The Iran War Is Also Now a Semiconductor Problem

    March 14, 2026 ARFA

    Iran war exposes South Korea’s energy vulnerability: semiconductor giants depend on Hormuz oil. Chip security problem.

    Geopolitics

    Israel-US and Iran War: A geostrategic transformation

    March 14, 2026 ARFA

    Iran war: geostrategic transformation. Three-stage strategy, Hormuz blockade reshapes balance. Palestine key.

    Governance

    An Achievable Goal in Iran

    March 14, 2026 ARFA

    Instead of regime change, aim for regime weakening—enfeebling Iran so public can overwhelm it.

    Geopolitics

    War with Iran: How it began, how it may end, and the future of alliances in West Asia

    March 13, 2026 ARFA

    War with Iran culmination of failed diplomacy. Israel seeks dominance, Iran fights for survival. Permanent reality.

    Energy

    Existential attrition: Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz

    March 13, 2026 ARFA

    Iran’s Hormuz closure inflicts existential attrition: oil prices double, IEA releases 400M barrels. Economics destiny.

    Analysis

    Lindsey Graham: A devilish warmonger in service of Israel and defense industry at America’s expense

    March 13, 2026 ARFA

    Lindsey Graham: devilish warmonger serving Israel, defense industry—profits over people, moral corruption.

    MENA

    Israel’s push for Somaliland base raises fears of wider war

    March 13, 2026 ARFA

    Israel’s Somaliland base push risks widening war to Horn of Africa, already fragile region.

    Analysis

    Trump’s war is a gift to Iran’s hardliners

    March 13, 2026 ARFA

    Trump’s war gifts Iran’s hardliners: conflict empowers confrontational actors, marginalizes reformists, ordinary people suffer.

    Energy

    How the Iran War Will Diminish Iran’s Role in Central Asia

    March 13, 2026 ARFA

    Iran war deepens energy crisis, diminishing role in Central Asia: domestic needs trump exports, reliability decisive.

    Policy Brief

    The US and Israel Don’t Share the Same Iran War Aims. Here’s How They Differ

    March 13, 2026 ARFA

    US and Israel don’t share same Iran war aims. Pretending alignment distorts decision-making. History warns.

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