Strategic Asphyxiation: The U.S. Approach to Iran - The Meridian

Pressure by a thousand cuts

Oct 12 • Zineb Riboua

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September 2026

Houthi Defeat Is Closer Than We Think - The Meridian

The terrorist group has renewed attacks on Saudi Arabia as the kingdom faces a broader regional war. But a weakened Iran could finally threaten their…

Sep 15 • Zineb Riboua

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The West Faces Two Islams

A long-forecast civilizational struggle increasingly plays out not in the Middle East but in Western countries themselves.

Sep 4 • Zineb Riboua

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August 2026

The Islamic Republic’s Illusion of Power - The Meridian

Iran’s Strength Was Always Conditional

Aug 31 • Zineb Riboua

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What Economic D-Day Really Means - The Meridian

More than Isolation

Aug 24 • Zineb Riboua

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From Elsewhere: Ebola in Congo, Piracy, Libya’s Instability, and Iraq’s Iran Problem

Short note on some developments worth watching across different sectors.

Aug 21 • Zineb Riboua

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Is America Entering an Age of Unfreedom?

Weekly Column

Aug 17 • Zineb Riboua

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Long Cycles #1: Turkey's Births, Kyrgyzstan's Returnees, Saudi's AI Ambitions, Madagascar's Reset, Brazil Becomes China's Space Anchor

Long Cycles is published on the 15th of every month and explores the structural changes transforming societies beyond the Western world.

Aug 15 • Zineb Riboua

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Some Changes

A New Chapter

Aug 13 • Zineb Riboua

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July 2026

Ceuta, Morocco, Understanding the Situation

The Islamists have launched a new front

Jul 31 • Zineb Riboua

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Naming the Threat: Third-Worldism

“If tolerance is born of doubt, let us teach everyone to doubt all the models and utopias, to challenge all the prophets of redemption and the heralds…

Jul 20 • Zineb Riboua

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May 2026

Remembering Sarah and Yaron

A year ago, on this day,..

May 22 • Zineb Riboua

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