Mecca Joint Defence Agreement and Multinational Maritime Defence Coalition: Complex Regional Dynamics and Challenges

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on August 7, 2026, establishing a collective security pact modelled after NATO’s Article 5. The core commitment was that an armed attack against any one of the three nations is treated as an attack against all of them. It was signed in Mecca byContinue reading “Mecca Joint Defence Agreement and Multinational Maritime Defence Coalition: Complex Regional Dynamics and Challenges”

Pakistan and the Abraham Accords – Struck Between Jaws of the Vise

US President Donald Trump wanted Pakistan and some other Muslim-majority nations to normalize ties with Israel by joining the Abraham Accords. The Pakistani media and analysts went abuzz analysing benefits and the repercussions for Islamabad. In the last year, Donald Trump repeatedly praised Pakistan‘s civilian and military leaders for their support in the Iran war.Continue reading “Pakistan and the Abraham Accords – Struck Between Jaws of the Vise”