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The Crumbling Post-War Architecture: Hubris, Strategic Miscalculations, and Existential Threat in the Middle East The Middle East has reached a global-scale strategic inflection point akin to the monumental European power shifts of the late 19th century. The post-World War II regional order—originally constructed under the Sykes-Picot framework—is actively destabilizing. An objective analysis reveals that several modern nation-states face severe existential risk due to fundamental shifts in global alliances and catastrophic errors in local military strategy. Existential Risk Assessment: Who Won't Survive? The erosion of historical Western security guarantees leaves several states exposed to regional forces that they are poorly equipped to handle alone. Israel: Facing the most acute existential threat, Israel’s long-term survival is deeply compromised. By escalating localized operations into a broader regional confrontation, it has completely alienated neighboring states, leaving i...