At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney reflected on a hegemonic world order where economic integration risks mutating into subordination. […]
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, this edition offers research-driven insights into contemporary regional transformations and their global implications. Editor's Note Welcome to the first issue of Fault Lines, a publication dedicated to examining the critical trends, emerging challenges, and strategic developments that define contemporary international affairs. Through rigorous analysis and thoughtful commentary, we aim to provide readers with perspectives that go beyond headlines and contribute meaningfully to scholarly and policy…
Middle East Outlook Launches First Issue of Fault Lines Magazine
Middle East Outlook (MEO) is pleased to announce the release…
FAULT LINES: Issue No. 01, September, 2026
Publication Details Issue No. : 01Date: September 2026Publisher: Middle East…
The Shifting Gulf Security Order and Pakistan’s Growing Role
For over four decades, the security architecture of the Persian…
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…
Gender-Discriminatory Nationality Laws and Statelessness in the Middle East
The United Nations 1954 Statelessness Convention defines a stateless person…
Why does the Military Dominate Pakistan?
On September 17, 2025, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SDMA) in Riyadh, formalising decades of military cooperation into a binding […]
From Diriyah of 1727 to Vision 2030: History, Legitimacy, and the Reinvention of Saudi National Identity
History is never a neutral archive of bygone events but is rather a political resource. It has been used by nations to revisit and reinterpret […]
Tryst with a knife: Hassan Blasim and The Corpse Exhibition
Thomas De Quincey, the inaugurator of addiction literature in the West and an essayist of consummate variety, wrote an essay titled “On the Knocking at […]
No Dilli, No Pindi: BNP’s Mandate for Change and the Future of Bangladesh
The much-awaited Bangladesh’s 13th national election, held on 12 February, was hailed as ‘historic’ for marking the first election since the ouster of Sheikh Hasina […]
From Revolution to Resistance: The Crisis of Legitimacy in the Islamic Republic of Iran
The recent wave of protests in Iran, which began on 28 December 2025, sent many shockwaves, including questioning the legitimacy of Ayatollah Khamenei’s power. The […]
Beyond SAARC? The Limits of Pakistan’s India-Excluded South Asian Vision
In December 2025, Pakistan advocated for a new South Asian bloc without India’s participation. The vision was articulated by Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign […]
Beyond Ceasefires: Gaza Board of Peace and the Limits of Technocratic Peace
U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict” has been sold as the exit ramp from Israeli-unleashed ruins of Gaza following the […]
Survival or Hegemony? Why Iran Can’t Kill its Nuclear Ambition
In the summer of 2025, at the behest of Israel, the US launched massive air strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites- Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. […]
How US trade diplomacy reflects the Beijing Consensus on WTO reform
In the immediate aftermath of the Cold War, American political scientist Francis Fukuyama famously proclaimed the “End of History,” arguing that Western liberal democracy had […]