How the tri-defence pact is promoting the concept of collective security
What happens when three economic or military heavyweights sign up to protect each other’s sovereignty?
It heralds a new regional order and a recalibration of existing security guarantees that soundbites and viral photo-ops perhaps fail to convey.
The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed on August 7, was curated to strengthen collective deterrence against aggression and to regard an attack against any of the members as an attack on all. It mirrors the pledge signed between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed last year.
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