Not long ago, a Gulf state signing a regional defense pact that does not involve the US would have been seen in Washington as diplomatic theater — a reluctant hedge, even a strategic miscalculation, but nothing more. That era is coming to an end. On Friday, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan signed the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement, pledging that an attack on one is an attack on all. It brings together the Arab world’s only G20 economy, NATO’s second-largest army and the Muslim world’s only nuclear state through a unique defensive pact.
Makkah Agreement sends a powerful message
The Makkah Agreement should be seen as another block laid into the foundations of an emerging regional security architecture-SPA
Short Url
https://arab.news/c7hge
Not long ago, a Gulf state signing a regional defense pact that does not involve the US would have been seen in Washington as diplomatic theater — a reluctant hedge, even a strategic miscalculation, but nothing more. That era is coming to an end.
The signing of the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye on Friday was a historic development for…
LONDON: When Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye signed the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement on Aug. 7, they went significantly…
The signing of the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement by Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan marks an important development in the…
The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement is clearly fulcrumed around Saudi security requirements, which Saudi Arabia expects Türkiye…
MAKKAH: Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan signed a defence agreement on Friday in Makkah, Saudi Arabia aimed at strengthening…
It could set the stage for a profound transformation of regional security in the Gulf.
‘Attack on one is attack on all’: Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan sign landmark Mecca defence pact
