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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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    The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Shows Why the US Must Stockpile Critical Minerals

    March 13, 2026 ARFA

    Hormuz crisis shows why US must stockpile critical minerals: mineral vulnerability worse than oil.

    Geopolitics

    The Iran War’s Dangerous Fallout for Europe

    March 13, 2026 ARFA

    Iran war’s fallout: Cyprus base hit, Turkey deploys F-16s, reigniting Eastern Mediterranean tensions. Deconfliction urgent.

    Security

    Conflict in the Strait of Hormuz is spilling into the Indian Ocean

    March 13, 2026 ARFA

    Hormuz conflict spills into Indian Ocean: GPS jamming, dark vessels, multiple navies—escalation risk high.

    Geopolitics

    US Leadership Can Dislodge Iran from Lebanon

    March 13, 2026 ARFA

    US can dislodge Iran from Lebanon: Hizballah outlawed, LAF support window open. Don’t miss.

    Governance

    Iran, Mojtaba and the future of the Islamic Republic

    March 13, 2026

    Mojtaba’s succession: father-to-son under war. System chose survival over doctrine. Islamic Republic’s future hangs.

    Economy

    The Other Global Crisis Stemming From the Strait of Hormuz’s Blockage

    March 13, 2026 ARFA

    Hormuz blockage triggers fertilizer crisis: 1/3 global trade halted, food prices to soar.

    Security

    The dangerous logic of false flags: How Israel could draw allies into a wider war

    March 13, 2026 ARFA

    Dangerous false flag logic: Israel may provoke reluctant allies into wider war via ambiguous attacks.

    Analysis

    Is Israel becoming a strategic liability for the US?

    March 13, 2026 ARFA

    Is Israel becoming US strategic liability? War drains Asia pivot, alienates allies, strains global strategy.

    Geopolitics

    Iraq’s militias: From guns for hire to checkbooks of power

    March 13, 2026 ARFA

    Iraq’s militias evolved from ideological proxies to market-driven actors: guns for hire became checkbooks.

    Security

    Who threatens the Arab world: Iran or the US and Israel?

    March 13, 2026 ARFA

    Who threatens Arab world? US-Israel bases invite retaliation. Iran never attacked Arab states since 1979.

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