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 About This Issue The inaugural issue of Fault Lines explores the evolving political, strategic, and socio-economic dynamics shaping the Middle East and South Asia. Bringing together scholars, analysts, and practitioners,…
The Shifting Gulf Security Order and Pakistan’s Growing Role
For over four decades, the security architecture of the Persian Gulf rested on a single, seemingly unshakable foundation: the American security umbrella. Arab monarchies systematically outsourced their ultimate defence guarantees to Washington, turning states like Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE into sprawling fortresses of Western naval and air power. The strategy was simple and well-funded,…
The Return of Great Power Rivalry: How Contemporary Wars are Reshaping Global Order
The post-Cold War dream of a friction-free, hyper-globalised world governed by multilateral consensus seems to have encountered a systemic rupture. The international system has transitioned into the “Great fragmentation” through a structural shift in the post-1945 rules-based order. It is leading to a gradual decay of institutional legitimacy rather than a sudden collapse driven by…
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