The Mecca pact isn’t (at least yet) the new ‘NATO of the East’

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed the Mecca Joint Defense Pact, a new collective defense arrangement that connects the Middle East with South Asia. Its central promise is striking: An armed attack against any one of the three countries will be treated as an attack against them all. This language has prompted comparisons with
The post The Mecca pact isn’t (at least yet) the new ‘NATO of the East’ appeared first on Asia Times.Asia TimesRead More