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    Tuesday, September 22, 2026
    MEROMERO
    • Geopolitics

      Maritime chokepoints expose US two-theater error

      September 21, 2026 FA

      Hormuz closure proves US oil independence is a myth

      September 21, 2026 ARFA

      Syria-Lebanon relations shift from dominance to states

      September 20, 2026 ARFA

      Yemen quagmire: Saudi Arabia’s Vietnam moment

      September 19, 2026 ARFA

      Somaliland Recognition Would Blunt the Houthi Threat

      September 18, 2026 ARFA
    • Security

      Saudi oil routes expose the price Riyadh won’t pay

      September 21, 2026 ARFA

      PMF disarmament: concessions without real teeth

      September 21, 2026 ARFA

      Iran Deterrence Doctrine:From Patience to Counter-Escalation

      September 21, 2026 ARFA

      AI warfare: better accuracy, more civilian deaths

      September 20, 2026 ARFA

      Iraqi PMF reform matters more than the September 30 deadline

      September 20, 2026 ARFA
    • Analysis

      Syria recovery is the Iran war’s forgotten front

      September 21, 2026 ARFA

      Gulf Maritime Mechanism: A Face-Saving Exit for Iran

      September 21, 2026 ARFA

      Why Hormuz Bypass Routes Need Redundancy, Not Substitutes

      September 20, 2026 ARFA

      Attrition Warfare: Three Gaps Washington Cannot Close

      September 19, 2026 ARFA

      Trump Faces an Iran Deadlock That US Power Cannot Solve

      September 18, 2026 ARFA
    • Policy Brief

      Iran Transnational Repression Turns Data into Hit Lists

      September 19, 2026 ARFA

      Israel’s next government must prioritize the Abraham Accords

      September 9, 2026 ARFA

      Trilateral Defence Agreement Drives Regional Security Shift

      August 21, 2026 ARFA

      Trump Lebanon Policy Risks Frontloading Rewards to Beirut

      August 13, 2026 ARFA

      Saudi-UAE Reconciliation Shows Managed Rift Amid Threats

      August 10, 2026 ARFA
    • MENA

      Morocco normalization with Israel reshapes North Africa

      September 19, 2026 ARFA

      Sudan partition emerges without a formal declaration

      September 16, 2026 ARFA

      Nile Dam Crisis Deepens as Ethiopia Plans Three New Dams

      September 8, 2026 ARFA

      US Libya Plan Risks Triggering Political Chaos

      August 24, 2026 ARFA

      Egypt Energy Crisis Forces Green Shift Amid War

      August 24, 2026 ARFA
    • Governance

      Israel election: the war policy outlives Netanyahu

      September 21, 2026 ARFA

      Iran power struggle erupts over Tehran protests

      September 19, 2026 ARFA

      Talabani exile looms as US cuts peshmerga subsidies

      September 17, 2026 ARFA

      Peshmerga Unification: A Mirage Washington Must See Through

      September 15, 2026 ARFA

      Saudi Women Empowerment: Access Without Real Agency

      September 15, 2026 ARFA
    • Economy

      Iran inflation and the limits of economic pressure

      September 21, 2026 ARFA

      Iran Shadow Economy: Adaptation Comes at a Rising

      September 16, 2026 ARFA

      US-Iran Economic War Cannot Break a Regime Built to Endure

      September 15, 2026 ARFA

      Gulf Infrastructure Spending Turns Crisis Into Advantage

      September 12, 2026 ARFA

      Why ‘D-Day’ was destined to be a dud

      September 10, 2026 ARFA
    • Energy

      China energy security weathers Hormuz but creates risk

      September 21, 2026 ARFA

      Fuel vulnerability is not about who produces oil

      September 21, 2026 ARFA

      Gulf bypass routes turn redundancy into rationing

      September 20, 2026 ARFA

      Russia Sanctions Bill Threatens Global Energy Trade

      September 11, 2026 ARFA

      Gulf Clean Energy Splits Between War and Opportunity

      September 10, 2026 ARFA
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    Analysis

    How the Iran war exposed Abraham Accords as low-cost US hegemony, outsourced to Israel

    June 15, 2026 ARFA

    The Iran war proves low-cost US hegemony cannot survive without Israel as America’s indispensable regional proxy for burden-shifting.

    Analysis

    It’s not a ‘deal.’ But Trump’s memorandum with Iran can be the start of something bigger

    June 14, 2026 ARFA

    This corporate strategy brief evaluates the developing US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, detailing allied trust issues and regional stabilization steps.

    Analysis

    ‘We Used to Be the Belle of the Ball’: The New Isolation of the Israeli Cultural Scene

    June 14, 2026 ARFA

    Strategic analysis of international boycott trends reveals structural friction and commercial vulnerabilities currently reshaping global artistic partnerships.

    Analysis

    Iraq Forms New Government amid Regional Turmoil

    June 14, 2026 ARFA

    Iraq Forms New Government led by a billionaire outsider with no experience, facing security crises, fiscal collapse, and intense U.S.-Iran pressure.

    Security

    How Hezbollah rebuilt itself for a war of attrition with Israel

    June 14, 2026 ARFA

    Executive analysis on how Hezbollah restructured its military command hierarchy and adapted its battlefield doctrine for an ongoing war of attrition.

    Geopolitics

    The Iran war is exposing the limits of Gulf defence dependence

    June 14, 2026 ARFA

    The Iran conflict has severely strained Middle Eastern security architectures, revealing the operational vulnerabilities of outsourced military procurement.

    Geopolitics

    Necessity Is the Mother of Reinvention for Iran

    June 14, 2026 ARFA

    Structural degradation forces Tehran to shift from sectarian militias to pan-Islamic narratives and covert, asymmetric European cells.

    Analysis

    How Trump’s Age Is Shaping His Presidency

    June 14, 2026 ARFA

    This strategic intelligence brief explores how executive health disclosures and shifting voter sentiment affect legislative continuity ahead of the midterms.

    Security

    Iran Wants To Punish Jordan for Hosting U.S. Forces

    June 14, 2026 ARFA

    Strategic analysis of Iranian missile strikes on Jordan, exposing regional defense gaps and Tehran’s aggressive push to sever Western security alliances.

    Security

    Why America’s Critical Infrastructure Could Be Iran’s Most Attractive Target

    June 14, 2026 ARFA

    Strategic analysis reveals how geopolitical escalation exposes national utilities and public power networks to severe asymmetric proxy threats.

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