This book is an enquiry into the lineage of the current Arab political order and how the past colonial traits are still determining and shaping the political contours in the region. This volume is an exploration of roots of the ongoing turmoil across the region and other factors which are not allowing the cessation of the conflict. The present account scrutinises why and how the emerging new geopolitical realities are adding a new fillip to the chaos and violence that now seem to have ruined the dreams of the millions who not only challenged the redundant political order but had offered new hopes as well. One of the primary objectives of the book is to probe into how the last decade of the Arab polity has transformed the socio-political trends in an unprecedented way which has negated many of the deep-rooted Orientalist notions about the Arabs. Meanwhile this study closely examines how the sectarian and ideological divergences among different political actors continue to reign supreme the political and strategic landscape for more than a decade. The principal thesis of the book lies in reflection of the emergence of a new geopolitical order where various stakeholders are involved in multiple levels of political, diplomatic, military and strategic contestation in the pursuit of carving out a regional order suitable to their political and strategic interests. This book will be useful for those who want to acquaint themselves with the past of the Arab world, understand the current politics and comprehend the future.