IT is a recognized fact that Middle Power Diplomacy acts as a critical stabilizer and catalyst in multilateral diplomacy. Multilateral diplomacy is imperative for managing today’s Middle East crises because unilateral actions and military escalations have proven incapable of delivering sustainable security or preventing devastating regional spillovers. The persistent instability demonstrated that no single power, however dominant, can impose order on a region defined by complex historical, sectarian and geopolitical fault lines. Sustainable peace demands a paradigm shift from a coercive unilateralism to inclusive, ruled-based diplomacy that respects sovereignty and legitimate rights.

The Middle East turmoil: The ongoing turmoil in the Middle East has evolved far beyond a localized conflict, threatening to fundamentally reshape global geopolitics and the world economy if left unchecked. Addressing these interconnected crises requires an immediate, calibrated diplomatic surge to prevent catastrophic, long-term global fallout. The crisis is paving the way towards a fissuring global order because of these underlying factors. 1- Energy Market Volatility: The Middle East remains central to global energy security. Any prolonged disruption to major transit choke points—such as the Strait of Hormuz or the Bab al-Mandab Strait—could have triggered massive oil and gas price shocks, stoking global inflation.2-Supply Chain Disruptions: Maritime insecurity in the Red Sea forces global shipping companies to reroute vessels around Africa. This adds significant transit times, increases freight costs and........

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