BIPSS Research Associate Mohosina Mostofa Mity argues in this piece that post-war reconstruction in the Middle East has become a new arena of geopolitical competition, where global and regional powers use funding, infrastructure, and energy corridors to shape political influence and long-term alignments beyond the battlefield. She highlights how “conditional reconstruction,” early recovery financing, and competing models of Western institutional support and Chinese connectivity initiatives are reshaping governance, sovereignty, and development choices in conflict-affected states. The commentary concludes that rebuilding the region is no longer just about restoring infrastructure, but about determining the future political and strategic order of the Middle East.