What began as a rapid military campaign by the United States and Israel has developed into a prolonged conflict, intensifying instability across the Middle East […]
Why Saudi Arabia’s Latest Confrontation with the Houthis is a Self-Goal
Liberal internationalists have long argued that the costs of war are so high that leaders will eventually stop choosing it. The record is less reassuring. Leaders often go to war on flawed assumptions and miscalculation rather than careful cost-benefit analysis. The war on terror illustrates the point. The United States entered it with ambitious aims, including ending terrorism and building democratic states across West Asia, without weighing their true cost, and after 25 years it has achieved few of them. The Costs of War Project at Brown University puts the bill at about $8 trillion, including projected veterans’ care, and the death toll at 4.5 to 4.7 million, of whom about 940,000 were killed directly. Some point to the absence…
The China-Russia Connection Behind Iran’s Military Resilience
What began as a rapid military campaign by the United…
Why Saudi Arabia’s Latest Confrontation with the Houthis is a Self-Goal
Liberal internationalists have long argued that the costs of war…
NEW START Expiration and the Return of Nuclear Great Power Politics
The global security architecture has entered a period of instability…
Beyond the “Houthis” Label: Understanding Ansarallah in Yemen
When Western media and policymakers discuss the conflict in Yemen,…
India’s Gulf Dilemma: Strategic Autonomy in a Shifting Middle East
India’s foreign policy is facing one of its more difficult…
Why Saudi Arabia’s Latest Confrontation with the Houthis is a Self-Goal
Liberal internationalists have long argued that the costs of war are so high that leaders will eventually stop choosing it. The record is less reassuring. […]
NEW START Expiration and the Return of Nuclear Great Power Politics
The global security architecture has entered a period of instability defined by the collapse of the arms control framework that anchored major-power relations for over […]
Beyond the “Houthis” Label: Understanding Ansarallah in Yemen
When Western media and policymakers discuss the conflict in Yemen, they almost universally deploy a single, convenient label, “The Houthis”. By filtering an entire geopolitical […]
India’s Gulf Dilemma: Strategic Autonomy in a Shifting Middle East
India’s foreign policy is facing one of its more difficult tests as the Middle East conflict continues to widen. The war involving the United States […]
The Sentence Before the Verdict: When Legal Process Becomes Punishment
A legal case is supposed to move towards an answer: guilt or acquittal, conviction or release, liability or vindication. When that movement stretches across years, […]
Beyond the Axis of Resistance: How Regional Actors Are Redefining Power in the Middle East
Six months after the unprecedented escalation in early 2026, the Middle East is navigating a radically altered geopolitical landscape in which traditional alliances are being […]
Pakistan’s Digital Expansion Has Outrun Its Media Literacy
In Pakistan today, a rumour does not need a newsroom, a microphone or even a credible source. All it needs is a smartphone, a provocative […]
Middle East Outlook Launches First Issue of Fault Lines Magazine
Middle East Outlook (MEO) is pleased to announce the release of the inaugural issue of Fault Lines, a new research-oriented e-magazine dedicated to exploring the […]
FAULT LINES: Issue No. 01, September, 2026
Publication Details Issue No. : 01Date: September 2026Publisher: Middle East OutlookEditor: Dr. PremAnand MishraCompiled & Designed by: Adnan Khan, Deepti & T. AishwaryaFile Format: PDF […]