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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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    Analysis

    Iran Is Down, But Not Out

    March 11, 2026 ARFA

    US intelligence: war unlikely to topple Iran. Mojtaba’s succession shows resilience, IRGC consolidation.

    Geopolitics

    Why China and Russia are keeping out of the Iran war

    March 11, 2026 ARFA

    China, Russia stay out of Iran war, prioritizing Gulf ties, fearing Iranian collapse. Isolation deepens.

    Analysis

    Trump disappointed, Iran resolute: Leadership amid war

    March 11, 2026 ARFA

    Trump disappointed Iran chose leader without US approval. Sovereignty proven under pressure. Tehran decided.

    Policy Brief

    A colonial choice: The Board of Peace, or the UN?

    March 11, 2026 ARFA

    UN reports Gaza genocide evidence, condemns Board of Peace—but UN enabled colonization since 1947.

    Analysis

    Could a GCC energy embargo halt the US-Israel war on Iran?

    March 11, 2026 ARFA

    Gulf states could halt oil exports under force majeure, forcing negotiations. Radical but reclaims control.

    Geopolitics

    War in Iran: Q&A with RAND Experts

    March 11, 2026 ARFA

    Mojtaba signals IRGC consolidation. Proxies fragment, oil volatile, off-ramps absent. Watershed moment.

    Security

    The New Era of Drone Warfare Takes Root in Iran

    March 11, 2026 ARFA

    Iran war confirms precise mass era: cheap drones overwhelm defenses, forcing military adaptation. US invests little.

    Security

    Intelligence questions as the war with Iran enters a more uncertain phase

    March 11, 2026 ARFA

    Iran war uncertain: key intelligence questions on sustainability, cohesion, escalation, spillover. Analysis essential.

    Analysis

    Kurdish groups in Iran face risky dilemma amid unclear US endgame

    March 11, 2026 ARFA

    Iranian Kurds face risky dilemma amid unclear US endgame, past abandonments, and regime brutality.

    Analysis

    Sources Briefed on Iran War Say U.S. Has No Plans for What Comes Next

    March 11, 2026 ARFA

    US officials: No plan for Iran after war. 1953 lessons ignored. Blowback will last generations.

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