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    Wednesday, April 29, 2026
    MEROMERO
    • Geopolitics

      How Iran killed fantasy of US military domination over China

      April 29, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • Security

      Hezbollah’s New Drone Threat

      April 29, 2026 ARFA

      How to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz

      April 29, 2026 ARFA

      “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
    • Analysis

      Iran’s Next Transformation: How War Could Shift Power from Clerics to the Military

      April 29, 2026

      The Future of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces

      April 29, 2026 ARFA

      Israel’s policy of endless war is fuelled by the crisis of Zionism

      April 29, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • Policy Brief

      Too steep for the Veep? Why Trump made Vance his point man in the Iran talks

      April 29, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • 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

      Trump’s Economic Noose for Iran

      April 29, 2026 ARFA

      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
    • Energy

      How to Interpret Wartime Oil Prices

      April 29, 2026 ARFA

      Why is the UAE leaving OPEC?

      April 29, 2026 ARFA

      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
    MEROMERO
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    Analysis

    The US-Iran war could empower the IRGC

    March 11, 2026 ARFA

    Iran war could empower IRGC: distributed power ensures continuity. External pressure reinforces hardest elements.

    Security

    Trump Should Defang Iran’s Government, Not Destroy It

    March 11, 2026 ARFA

    Defang Iran, don’t destroy. Regime change risks chaos, not democracy. Aim for Islamic Republic 2.0.

    Policy Brief

    Trump Has No Idea How to End the War With Iran

    March 11, 2026 ARFA

    Trump has no Iran endgame. Regime deeply embedded. Endless bombing risks ungovernable chaos, not democracy.

    Energy

    Gimme fuel, hold the fire: How Europe can safeguard its energy security against Gulf shocks

    March 10, 2026 ARFA

    Iran war oil shock: EU’s direct exposure low, but Asian competition, Russian leverage threaten. Phase-out essential.

    Policy Brief

    China’s diplomacy in wartime: Promoting dialogue and global balance

    March 10, 2026 ARFA

    China’s wartime diplomacy: promotes multilateralism, rejects regime change, advocates dialogue, Global South voice.

    Security

    Wake up before it’s too late: Oppose the unjust, cruel war on Iran

    March 10, 2026 ARFA

    Iranian voice condemns “unjust war”: Khamenei killed, 165 schoolgirls slaughtered. Diplomacy betrayed. History judges.

    Policy Brief

    Rubio Admits That America Is Fighting Israel’s War

    March 10, 2026 ARFA

    Rubio admits US fighting Israel’s war: struck Iran preemptively because Israel would—America First?

    Policy Brief

    Trump’s Iran War Is Dividing Republicans. Pro-Palestine Groups Want Democrats to Exploit the Rifts

    March 10, 2026 ARFA

    $2M pro-Palestine ad buy targets GOP Israel support as Democrats ignore 2024 Gaza losses, risking midterms.

    Analysis

    What will actually happen to the American forces in Iraq?

    March 10, 2026 ARFA

    US troop withdrawal from Iraq faces uncertainty amid war; forces remain exposed, strategically vulnerable.

    Geopolitics

    Turkey caught in the vortex of a widening Iran war

    March 10, 2026 ARFA

    Turkey caught in Iran war: missiles intercepted, pipeline vulnerable, PJAK fears, economy strains. Leverage lacking.

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