Global Fracture: How the Hormuz Rupture, Russia’s Drone Economy, and Washington’s Retreat from Seoul Are Rewriting the Rules of World Order

Foreign Affairs Forum | Dr. Antonio Bhardwaj (Dr. 🆎)| August 19, 2026 Executive Summary The 19th of August 2026 will likely be remembered not for a single dramatic event but for the visible convergence of several slow-moving fractures in the international system. The United Arab Emirates has severed all trade and financial ties with Iran following missile strikes near its maritime approaches,…